The state pulled more than 20,000 incomplete rental assistance applications from consideration last week – the vast majority of which lacked only information from one party – underscoring the need for more help as Connecticut residents recover from the pandemic.

The state program required information from both the landlord and the tenant. Only about 500 applications lacked information from both parties, meaning in other cases, the applicant who completed their paperwork didn’t get assistance because their landlord or tenant didn’t finish their portion.

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UniteCT, which provides assistance to people who fell behind on rent payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, launched in March 2021. The federally funded program has helped more than 37,000 households by providing payments to nearly 8,500 landlords. The state set a deadline of March 31, 2022 to complete applications.

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