Skip to main content CT has $235 million in rent relief for people in need. Why aren't more households applying? Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail Seila Mosquera-Bruno, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Housing on April 7, 2021, in Stamford, Conn. As of that date, the department had received 2,200 completed applications for rental and utilities assistance through the UniteCT program, with both renters and landlords eligible to apply for funds to cover rent in arrears.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media In the first three weeks of a massive aid program for renters, applications appear to be falling well short of early projections by Connecticut’s lead housing official.