Income limits
Persons applying for assistance in any of the state or federal programs (except assisted living) must earn less than 80% of the area median income. As of April 1, 2020, the income limits were as follows based upon household size:
1 Person |
2 Persons | 3 Persons | 4 Persons | 5 Persons | 6 Persons | 7 Persons | 8 Persons |
$54,950 | $62,800 | $70,650 | $78,500 | $84,800 | $91,100 | $97,350 | $103,650 |
Eligibility for Village Green and Knox Lane Annex is subject to minimum income requirements. As of April 15, 2020, these are as follows:
Knox Lane Annex | Village Green |
$12,000 | $12,000 |
Income limits for Center Village and Herbert T. Clark Assisted Living are based on the CHFA tax credit limits. There are three income categories based on 25%, 50% and 60% of area median income. As of April 1, 2020, these income limits are as follows:
1 Person | 2 Persons | |
---|---|---|
60% | $43,140 | $49,260 |
50% | $35,950 | $41,050 |
25% | $17,975 | $20,525 |
Applicants for the Herbert T. Clark Assisted Living or Herbert T. Clark Congregate must be at least age 62. Assisted living applicants must be eligible for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC). To receive subsidized assisted living and core services, they must also be eligible for the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE).
Center Village and Village Green applicants must meet the income requirements above and must be 62 year of age or older, or a person who has been certified as being totally disabled under the Federal Social Security Act or certified by any other federal board or agency as being totally disabled.
Welles Village applicants must meet the income requirements above.
Screening
Applicants for all programs except Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) are subject to background screening. This screening includes credit checks, landlord references, and a criminal background check against the National Criminal Information Clearinghouse. Income and other applicant information in those programs will be verified. False information submitted in applications to these programs will be grounds for rejection.