Updated September 5, 2026. Quick answer: Connecticut’s individual Medicaid asset limit, including for nursing-home eligibility (HUSKY C), is $1,600, below the $2,000 federal default most states use. A 2026 legislative bill (HB 5302) would raise it to $5,000, but the General Assembly’s bill history, read September 30, 2026, shows no enactment: its last recorded action is an April 7, 2026 referral to the Appropriations Committee.
The current figure
Connecticut’s Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual, section 4005.10, whose item A.2 is “AABD and MAABD – Categorically and Medically Needy,” sets the asset limit at $1,600 for a needs group of one. The DSS HUSKY C knowledge-base page independently confirms the same figure: “Asset Limits: Single person – $1,600.”
A bill to raise it, not yet confirmed enacted
A Connecticut General Assembly fiscal note (HB 5302) proposes raising the single-person limit from $1,600 to $5,000. The bill’s history page, read September 30, 2026, lists a favorable report from the Aging Committee, a House calendar tabling on March 19, 2026, and a referral to the Appropriations Committee on April 7, 2026, with no later action and no Public Act; the $1,600 figure therefore remains the one on the DSS HUSKY C page, which a reader should still check directly.
The medically-needy pathway built into the same rule
Connecticut’s UPM 4005.10 covers both the categorically-needy and medically-needy pathways under the same $1,600 figure, meaning a Connecticut applicant does not get a higher asset allowance by using the medically-needy spend-down route; that route addresses excess income, not excess assets.
Figures verified against the Connecticut DSS Uniform Policy Manual section 4005.10, the DSS HUSKY C page, and the Connecticut General Assembly bill status and fiscal note for HB 5302 on September 30, 2026.
| Citation | Connecticut DSS Uniform Policy Manual §4005.10, “Asset Limits – Asset Limits for All Programs”; corroborated by the DSS HUSKY C knowledge-base page |
| What it says | “AABD and MAABD – Categorically and Medically Needy… $1,600 for a needs group of one.” |
This page covers the applicant’s own asset limit. The amount an at-home spouse gets to keep is a separate, usually much larger, figure: see the Connecticut community spouse resource allowance and what happens to a spouse’s money when the other spouse needs a nursing home.
Every citation on this page was read directly from the state’s own Medicaid agency, administrative code, or official eligibility manual this session. General information, not legal or financial advice; a figure this specific can change with a budget cycle or a rule amendment, and a county or state caseworker has the final say on any individual application.