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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2831 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5791 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2831 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY FAMILY ASSISTANCE TIME | |
| 19 | 19 | LIMITS AND INCREASING BENEFITS. | |
| 20 | 20 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 21 | 21 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 23 | 23 | That section 17b-112 of the general statutes be amended to (1) extend 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | the time limit for temporary family assistance to sixty months in 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | accordance with federal law, and (2) increase benefits to one hundred 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | per cent of the federal poverty level with annual increases indexed to 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | inflation to mitigate the prospects of homelessness and provide financial 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | relief for families facing obstacles to employment. 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 30 | 30 | To reduce the prospects of homelessness for families whose temporary | |
| 31 | 31 | family assistance benefits expire and provide financial relief for families | |
| 32 | 32 | suffering unforeseen circumstances that impede the ability to obtain | |
| 33 | 33 | gainful employment. |