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For example: Can I get SNAP food benefits?

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Checked on October 8, 2026

Job help in Connecticut

16 American Job Centers help people look for work, find training and apply for unemployment benefits. They are free.

Unemployment benefits in Connecticut

If you lost your job or your hours were cut, you may be able to get unemployment insurance. You apply with the state, and the state decides who qualifies.

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Type your ZIP code. We show the closest job centers and programs, and your state's unemployment link.

CareerOneStop

Job center and program listings from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Checked on October 10, 2026.

Apply online

Websites run by Connecticut agencies where you can apply for benefits or manage them.

  • Connecticut Department of Social Services

    ConneCT

    For food benefits, cash help for families, emergency cash help, extra SSI payments, Medicaid, help with heating bills, home repairs that save energy, child support, and summer food money for kids.

    connect.ct.gov

  • Access Health CT

    Access Health CT

    For Medicaid, children's health coverage, and health insurance plans.

    accesshealthct.com

  • Connecticut Department of Public Health

    Connecticut WIC Interest Form

    For WIC.

    portal.ct.gov

  • Connecticut Department of Social Services

    Connecticut Energy Assistance Program online application

    For help with heating bills and home repairs that save energy.

    portal.ct.gov

  • Connecticut Paid Leave Authority

    CT Paid Leave

    For paid leave.

    ctpaidleave.org

  • Connecticut Department of Labor

    ReEmployCT

    For unemployment.

    portal.ct.gov

  • Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

    Care 4 Kids

    For help paying for child care.

    ctcare4kids.com

Checked on October 8, 2026

State agencies

Who runs each program in Connecticut, and how to reach them.

Checked on October 8, 2026

For official information, visit Connecticut State Portal.

Good to know

Connecticut participates in Summer EBT (S-EBT) in 2026. The schema has no program key for pre-K, so the state-funded School Readiness program is listed as state_prek.

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