Publications

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• Preliminary Recommendations on the Implementation of Federal Welfare Reform (245KB)

  HR 3734 extends the FY 1996 15% funding reduction through 2002. The appropriations bill subsequently enacted by Congress however, increased SSBG funding and the state expects to see an approximately 10.7% reduction, not 15%.

• Presentation on Low Income Energy & Water Assistance Programs Allocation Plans

• Presentation to the Appropriations Committee: Governor’s SFY 2021 Midterm Budget Adjustments for the Department of Social Services (Feb. 19, 2020)

• Program Information Bulletins (PIBs)

  A listing of DSS Program Information Bulletins.

• 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.

• Proposed Regulations

  This page provides notice when the Department of Social Services intends to amend the Regulations of Connection State Agencies.

• Public Can Check Nursing Home Vaccination Rates Online (CT DSS/DPH news release)

• Public Hearing on Connecticut 2017-2018 Winter Heating Assistance Program

  The State of Connecticut’s 2018 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Block Grant Allocation Plan will be the subject of a joint public hearing before the Appropriations, Human Services, and Energy and Technology Committees on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at 1 p.m. in Room 2E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• Public Hearing on Connecticut's 2018-2019 Winter Heating Assistance Program

  The State of Connecticut’s Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Block Grant Allocation Plan will be the subject of a joint public hearing before the Appropriations, Human Services, and Energy and Technology Committees on Friday, August 17, 2018, at 11 a.m. in Room 2E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: APPLYING FOR MEDICAID TO PAY FOR LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS IN A NURSING FACILITY OR YOUR HOME

  Medicaid rules are complicated and change often. This information describes some of the rules for applying for Medicaid for Long-Term Care or Home Care. The complete rules are in the Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual.

• Reinstate vs Regrant

• Report of Admission or Discharge Rated Housing Facility/Residential Care Home W-265

  Form W-265 is used by the Rated Housing Facility/Residential Care Home to notify the Department (1) when an individual is admitted to the home or facility, (2) when an individual is discharged from the home or facility (regardless of whether the discharge is temporary or permanent) and (3) when there is a change in discharge status from temporary to permanent.

• Report on Connecticut Nursing Home Rebalancing & Efficiency Plans

• SAGA Application for Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses W-1053

  SAGA Application for Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses.

• Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment

  As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ effort to combat the ongoing opioid crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created an opportunity under the authority of section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act for states to demonstrate and test flexibilities to improve the continuum of care for beneficiaries with substance use disorders (SUD) including Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).