Connecticut State Department of Social Services

**DSS Greater Hartford Field Office is available Friday, August 7, for applications/forms, filling out on-site, and drop-off—8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.—at 20 Meadow Rd., Windsor.  Please note:  no in-person assistance available.  Visitors, please wear masks and observe safe social distancing.

 

**At all DSS Field Offices—applications and drop-boxes are available.  For office locations, please visit www.ct.gov/dss/fieldoffices.

 

**Response time at our telephone Benefits Center (1-855-6-CONNECT) is affected by power outages from Tropical Storm Isaias, related to computer access by staff. Thank you for your patience.

 

**24/7 access:  Customers can access benefit and application information, 24/7, at www.connect.ct.gov and www.ct.gov/dss/apply; or 1-855-6-CONNECT. Full information on ways to contact DSS online, by phone, by mail, and at office dropboxes is at www.ct.gov/dss/fieldoffices. Information and updates about child support is available at www.ct.gov/dss/childsupport. Please also visit www.ct.gov/coronavirus for latest State of Connecticut updates; and www.ct.gov/dss/covid for DSS-specific updates. Thank you.

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