Connecticut lacks housing that allows families at all incomes to thrive, and too many communities are held back by disinvestment and a lack of equitable housing policies. Growing Together CT actively works to generate more housing choices everywhere and partners with under-resourced communities as they combat poverty and work toward equity. Together, these combined strategies will create a stronger, more environmentally sustainable, and equitable Connecticut.
With rapid increases in rent and housing prices, Connecticut faces a housing crisis that is upending thousands of lives, creating family instability, holding children back from reaching their promise, and stunting the state’s economy. The 2025 Growing Together CT policy agenda will put us on the road to reversing Connecticut's housing crisis and supporting economic growth by Building Homes, Keeping Homes, and Stabilizing Families.
Build Homes
Keep Homes
Just Cause Eviction: Ensure rental housing is a stable option where eviction is possible only with a good reason.
Address Collateral Consequences: Head off the collateral consequences of old and irrelevant criminal records in the rental application process.
Support CT Families
Homelessness Response: Support homelessness response with meaningful investment of $33.5 million.
Guard Against the Benefits Cliff: Change standards for state programs that assist low-income families so they aren’t denied all support after a minor income increase.
Child Tax Credit: Support CT families with a child tax credit.
"I know from personal experience how hard it can be to reach your potential when structural obstacles are in your way. Our goal should be to make every part of Connecticut a place of opportunity where children and families can thrive."
The state of Connecticut has employment openings it can't fill, which require a growing population to remedy.
50 percent of Connecticut’s 470,000 renter households are considered cost-burdened or severely cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than half their income on housing.
Connecticut's housing growth in the past 10 years is the fifth-worst in the nation.
"A thriving community creates more opportunities for everyone. Better schools, more jobs, and wider horizons for the future. Together, we can empower families with more choices about where they live so every child in Connecticut can grow up in a healthy, thriving, and vibrant community."
Brianna Gurciullo | CT Insider
Last year ended with Gov. Ned Lamont signing a major housing bill into law, and advocates say they will now be closely watching the implementation of that measure.
But they also want state lawmakers to turn — or return — to other housing-related proposals during...
Alex Putterman | CT Insider
Erin Boggs, executive director of Open Communities Alliance, began researching for the group's signature "Fair Share" housing proposal in 2014.
Peter Harrison, Connecticut director of the Regional Plan Association, has been advocating for transit-oriented development in the state for about five years and has pushed...
Erin Boggs | CT Insider
There is nothing simple about the recently signed HB 8002, which takes a more ambitious approach to housing policy than Connecticut has seen in years, or maybe ever. It has an expansive time horizon, many moving parts, and all kinds of different options. It will...