September 2018

By Davis Dunavin September 4, 2018 Nearly a third of Connecticut residents living above the poverty line can’t afford basic necessities. That’s according to a recent report from the United Way of Connecticut. The organization says the state’s basic cost of living is more than twice the national average. The typical family’s budget for necessities …

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By Eric Bedner September 5,2018 More than half a million households, representing 40 percent of the state, cannot afford basic necessities, including housing and food, according to a new report from the United Way. Connecticut’s United Way issued its report, which covers 2010, the end of the recession, through 2016 and found that despite working …

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By Cassandra Day September 4, 2018 According to the 2018 Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed Report for Connecticut, 40 percent (or 538,529) of Connecticut households — four out of 10 families — have income which falls below what is needed to pay for basic necessities of housing, food, child care, health care, technology and transportation. …

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September 2, 2018 In Connecticut, almost half of households do not have the savings to cover three months of living expenses, risking a real financial spiral in the event of a typical family emergency (illness, car breakdown, appliance replacement, etc.). In addition, the new ALICE Report reveals the following trends: Differences in financial security by …

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By Cassandra Day September 4, 2018 According to the 2018 Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed Report for Connecticut, 40 percent (or 538,529) of Connecticut households — four out of 10 families — have income which falls below what is needed to pay for basic necessities of housing, food, child care, health care, technology and transportation. …

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By Jonathan Kantrowitz September 4, 2018 In Connecticut, 538,529 households — 40 percent — could not afford basic needs such as housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, and technology in 2016. This update of Connecticut United Ways ALICE Report provides the most comprehensive look at the population called ALICE — an acronym for Asset …

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By Christine Stuart September 4, 2018 A new report from the United Way found there are 538,529 households or 40 percent of the population that can not afford basic needs, such as housing, food, health care, child care, technology and transportation. Despite working hard, 30 percent of Connecticut households or 404,035 have earnings above the …

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By Phill Hall September 4, 2018 Forty percent of Connecticut households are managing on incomes that are below the level needed to pay for basic necessities, according to a new report issued by United Way of Connecticut. While 55 percent of Connecticut jobs pay $20 per hour or more, almost half of the state’s households …

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By Zach Murdock September 2, 2018 Half of Danbury households struggle to afford the most basic necessities, from housing to food to transportation, according to a United Way report released this weekend. Those nearly 31,000 households fall below the federal poverty line or hover just above it and qualify as United Way asset-limited, income-constrained and …

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By Mackenzie Rigg September 2, 2018 Each night, Elizabeth Yates helps her 2-year-old son Tommy brush his tiny teeth, reads him his favorite books, and then tucks the strawberry blonde toddler into bed. Many nights, Yates has to later scoop her sleeping son out of bed, put him in his carseat, and drive him to …

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