What IS Economic Self-Sufficiency in Connecticut?

OHS and the Comptroller’s office released a report today and a new tool that lets you calculate what it costs to meet basic needs in each city and town in CT.

CT Healthcare Affordability Index Report

University of Washington prepared a report to introduce the CT Healthcare Affordability Index. This new measure examines the impact on a family's healthcare costs and their ability to afford basic needs.

Self-Sufficiency

It means you can live on your own without financial assistance. It’s a better measure of economic stability than the federal poverty level - it includes gender & race wage gaps & cost-of-living fluctuations.