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• 11/21/2023 Governor Lamont and DSS Announce New Eligibility Levels Allowed Nearly 10,000 Additional People to Receive SNAP Benefits this Year

• 11/1/2023 Notice of Intent to Amend to the Comprehensive Supports Medicaid Waiver, Individual and Family Support Medicaid Waiver, and Employment and Day Supports Medicaid Waiver.

• 9/8/2023 Hearing Scheduled on Monday, September 18, 2023, for CSBG Allocation Plan – Federal Fiscal Year 2024 & SSBG – Federal Fiscal Year 2024

• 9/1/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Special SNAP Benefits to be Distributed to the Families of More than 209,800 Children on Monday

• 8/31/2023 Governor Announces Application Period for 2023-2024 Winter Season of the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program Begins on September 1

• 8/21/2023 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Public Hearing Scheduled on Monday, August 28, 2023

• 8/8/2023 Additional SNAP Benefits to be Delivered to Over 57,300 CT Kids this Weekend

• 8/3/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Protecting Seniors from Financial Exploitation

• 7/12/2023 DSS Commissioner Barton Reeves Announces New Leads to DSS Policy Team

• 7/11/2023 DSS Commissioner Barton Reeves Applauds New Laws Expanding High Quality Care and Resources for Seniors

• 6/13/2023 Notice of Intent to Amend the Comprehensive Supports Medicaid Waiver, Individual and Family Support Medicaid Waiver, and Employment and Day Supports Medicaid Waiver.

• 6/13/2023 Notice of Intent to Amend the Home and Community Based Services Waiver for Elders; Personal Care Assistance Waiver; Acquired Brain Injury Waiver; Acquired Brain Injury Waiver II; Home and Community Supports Waiver for Persons with Autism; Mental Health Waiver; Katie Beckett Waiver.

• 5/31/2023 Commissioners Barton Reeves & Navarretta to Honor Connecticut Fathers with Critical Programs & Services

• 3/28/2023 Notice of Intent to Renew the Comprehensive Supports Medicaid Waiver

• 3/13/2023 Notice of Intent to Submit Emergency Preparedness and Response Amendment (Appendix K) to the Comprehensive Supports, Individual and Family Support and Employment and Day Supports Medicaid Waivers.