United Way of Connecticut

The ALICE Report: Income Too Low, Housing Costs Too High

by Richard J. Porth 11/18/2014  In a newly issued report on financial hardship in Connecticut prepared for Connecticut United Ways (and United Ways in five other states), Rutgers University researchers found that 51% of all Connecticut jobs pay less than $20/hour. Compare this to the calculation by the National Low Income Housing Coalition determining that …

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