Resource Number: 17281649
Alternate name: DSS; DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES



**PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE A REFERRAL TO 55 FARMINGTON AVENUE** PLEASE LOOK UP AND SAVE DSS REFERRALS BY PROGRAM & TAXONOMY** **All DSS Field Offices are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm & Telephone Benefits Center (1-855-626-6632) & Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 7:30 to 4:30pm. (Offices & Benefits line is closed all day on Wednesday) Connect portal (www.connect.ct.gov) is available to check status of benefits. Get case/benefit status, view notices, report changes, download budget sheets, upload & send documents & more! The 24/7 Client Information Line gives access to many service & eligibility needs (1-855-626-6632). MyDSS--the new mobile-friendly app--to access individuals account anywhere, anytime, on any device (www.ct.gov/mydss).

Description
State agency administers state and federal cash assistance, food stamp and medical insurance programs for low income individuals, individuals who are elderly or disabled, and refugees. Cash or medical insurance programs include Temporary Family Assistance (TFA); State Administered General Cash Assistance (SAGA); State Supplement for the Aged, Blind and Disabled (State Supplement); Medicaid; and other medical expense or personal care assistance programs for special populations. DSS also administers funding for child support enforcement services, energy assistance, rental assistance, emergency housing programs, burial funds for the indigent, and protective services for the elderly.

800-842-1508 Voice Recorded Public Information 855-626-6632 Voice Client Information & Benefits Center Line 800-842-4524 TTY Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals

Website: portal.ct.gov/DSS

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