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

• Governor Lamont and DSS Commissioner Blast Trump Administration on Proposed Regulations Penalizing Immigrants

• Governor Lamont Announces Application Period for 2022-2023 Winter Season of the CT Energy Assistance Program Begins on September 1

• Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Energy Assistance Program Will Provide Participating Households an Additional $430 for Home Heating Aid This Season

• Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Expands Maternal Health Coverage Through HUSKY from 60 Days to Twelve Months After Pregnancy

• Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $2.9M Federal Grant to Strengthen Medicaid Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

• Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives Approval of an Application for Federal Funding to Support the Innovative Covered Connecticut Health Program

• Governor Lamont Announces Deadline for Winter Home Heating Assistance Program Extended to June 15

• Governor Lamont Announces Extensive Measures to Support Connecticut’s Long-Term Care Facilities, Staff and Residents

  Governor Lamont Announces Extensive Measures to Support Connecticut’s Long-Term Care Facilities, Staff and Residents

• Governor Lamont Announces Increase in Food Assistance for Connecticut Residents Beginning October 1

• Governor Lamont Announces New Online Application Available for Heating and Water Assistance, Deadline Extended for 2021-2022 Season

• Governor Lamont Announces Public-Private Initiative to Address Homelessness and Chronic Health Problems

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

• Governor Lamont Reminds Connecticut Residents About Available Home Heating Assistance

• Governor Lamont Selects Dr. Deidre Gifford to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services

  Governor Lamont Selects Dr. Deidre Gifford to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services