Connecticut State Department of Social Services

**DSS Field Offices are now open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

**DSS Field Offices and our staffed telephone Benefits Center (1-855-6-CONNECT or 1-855-626-6632) are closed on Wednesdays to allow our staff time to process applications, renewals and related work.

**24/7 access: Customers can access benefit and application information, at www.connect.ct.gov and www.ct.gov/dss/apply; or our automated Client Information Line at 1-855-6-CONNECT (1-855-626-6632). More about 24/7 access options at www.ct.gov/dss/fieldoffices.

Financial/Work

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  • How to use your EBT card

    Benefits will be available on the same day every month, depending on the first letter of your last name:

  • Programa Estatal Supplementario en Connecticut - Eligibilidad Basica (46KB)

    Además, la persona debe tener una fuente de ingresos, como Seguro Social o Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario (SSI, por sus siglas en inglés) para poder calificar para asistencia bajo el programa Estatal Suplementario. Aquellas personas que no tienen una fuente de ingresos por lo general, son asistidas por el programa de Asistencia General Administrada por el Estado.

  • State Supplement For the Aged, Blind and Disabled (120KB)

    If your income, assets, or living situation change, you must call your worker to report the change immediately.

  • State Supplement Program (22KB)

    In addition, the individual must have a source of income such as Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in order to qualify for assistance under the State Supplement program. Those individuals who do not have a source of income are generally assisted by the State Administered General Assistance program.