Homelessness increases in CT for 3rd year in a row

Amid climbing housing costs and inflation, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Connecticut rose another 13% from January 2023 to January 2024 — the third year of continued increases, according to the latest annual count of the population.

The annual point-in-time count, which is a census of the population of people experiencing homelessness statewide, found that there were 3,410 unhoused people in the state on a single night in January. Last year’s count showed that there were 3,015.

“We’ve had a continuing rise across the state as cost of living continues to impact people’s housing stability,” said Michele Conderino, chief executive officer at Open Doors in Norwalk. “The lack of livable wage employment is driving more and more households into the experience of homelessness.”

Read more at https://ctmirror.org/2024/08/02/homelessness-in-ct-2024-data