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12.29.2025

Study: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will ‘exacerbate’ Connecticut’s income inequality

DataHaven News

12.29.2025

New DataHaven Report Reveals Unequal Impact of H.R. 1 Tax Relief in Connecticut

—Mark Abraham

Press Coverage

12.28.2025

How will the federal spending bill affect CT? See town-by-town estimates

—Hearst Connecticut Newspapers – CT Insider

Press Coverage

12.24.2025

‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy

—Financial Times (UK)

Press Coverage

12.11.2025

Chronic illness and mental health issues are rising in Connecticut, survey reveals

—Hearst Connecticut Newspapers – CT Insider

Press Coverage

12.03.2025

Connecticut residents trust local and state governments, but not the federal one, survey finds

—Hearst Connecticut Newspapers

Social Insights

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DataHaven congratulates state agency partners including @ohs_ct on receiving $154M to improve health equity in rural communities. Key information sources used in the state’s application for this funding included DataHaven’s 2022 Rural Health in Connecticut assessment, produced with Connecticut State Office of Rural Health (available on the DataHaven website), as well as recent waves of the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, which conducts in-depth interviews with randomly-selected adults across every #Connecticut town. #ruralhealth #nnip

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More news coverage of DataHaven's recent report - read the full article by @_alison_cross_ in @thedayct. Excerpt: "Income inequality in the state is expected to compound under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” according to a new report that found that the legislation could cost the bottom 25% of #Connecticut families more than $148 million next year. According to the report, released this month by the nonprofit DataHaven, New London, Norwich, Putnam and Killingly are among 20 towns where low-income families are expected to be hit the hardest by reductions in Medicaid, SNAP and other benefits in the new legislation.... At the same time that families in the bottom quartile are expected to see their income diminish, the report estimated that the highest-earning households in the state’s top 25% will gain more than $3.38 billion in tax relief from the legislation." The full report with town-by-town interactive maps is available on our website. cc @unitedwaysect @communityfoundationect

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DataHaven's statewide survey results reveal how @united4alice estimates compare to lived experience at the town level across #Connecticut. The graphics in this post compare the percent of adults who say they are financially insecure ("just getting by" or "finding it difficult") in the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey (DCWS) to the percent of ALICE and poverty households from the most recent ALICE report.

#ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - representing working families that are above the poverty line, but still struggling to pay for basic needs. In this case, the charts combine the ALICE rate and poverty rate to show everyone who is below the ALICE threshold (on the x-axis). The scatterplots compare that to the percent of adults who are financially insecure in the DCWS data (on the y-axis).

The DCWS data are based on interviews with about 50,000 randomly-selected adults across every CT town (using question wording derived from a federal survey on financial insecurity). The ALICE estimates are based largely on income data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, collected over 5 years from 2019 through 2023, compared to the cost of basic necessities such as housing, food, health care, and transportation in the area.

Graphics show towns in the @unitedwayinc, @unitedwaycwc, @unitedwayofgreaternewhaven areas, and statewide @unitedwayct. They are available from DataHaven for other United Way regions as well. @unitedwaynnj @unitedwaysect @unitedwayofgreaterwaterbury

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News coverage of DataHaven's new report, "$15,000 for Darien families, $700 for Hartford: Mapping the Unequal Effects of H.R.1 Tax Relief in Connecticut," appeared at the top of the front page in all Sunday Hearst Connecticut newspapers this week. Visit our website to see the report and access interactive maps and datasets.
#connecticut

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DataHaven quoted in a front page Financial Times (UK) article today: “This split is on show in Fairfield County. In Greenwich and other rich enclaves such as Darien and New Canaan, “people’s net worth and wealth has been increasing as home prices and the stock market have gone up”, said Mark Abraham, head of DataHaven, a Connecticut-based non-profit research organisation that studies social trends and public data.

“But the majority, people who are just starting out in their career or don’t own a home or don’t have a stock portfolio, they’re kind of treading water,” Abraham added.

Mendi Blue Paca , head of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation @fccfoundation_ct , which awards grants to local charities, said chronic homelessness had been virtually eliminated in the area about six years ago, but since the coronavirus pandemic it had been “going gangbusters”.

“The shelters are overflowing, the pantries are overwhelmed,” she said. “And it’s not just people below the poverty line showing up for handouts — it’s the working poor, as well, who are now food insecure.”

Our friends at @unitedwayofgreenwich are also quoted.

Press Coverage

12.03.2025

CT survey finds ties between financial stress, mental health issues

—Connecticut Mirror

Press Coverage

11.10.2025

Who uses SNAP in CT? New survey offers insight into food assistance program

—Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Press Coverage

11.08.2025

150,000 more CT residents unable to afford housing post-pandemic, survey says

—Connecticut Public Radio

DataHaven News

11.06.2025

2025 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey Highlights Trust, Resilience, and Economic Challenges Across Connecticut

—Mark Abraham

Press Coverage

10.27.2025

SNAP cuts to families in CT will hit harder than any other state

—Connecticut Mirror

Press Coverage

10.21.2025

360,000 CT residents get food stamps. Why the government shutdown could take that away

—Hartford Courant

DataHaven News

10.20.2025

New DataHaven Estimates Show SNAP Cuts Threaten Food Security and Local Economies Statewide

—Mark Abraham

Press Coverage

09.09.2025

Over 100K CT residents could lose Medicaid coverage. What towns may be hit hardest?

—Connecticut Mirror

DataHaven News

09.03.2025

Local Data Illustrates Threat to Health Coverage Across Connecticut Communities

—Mark Abraham

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