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Vermont Department for Children and Families Reach Up Eligibility Rules Economic Services Division 2200 3

2233 Special Cases of Ineligibility .........................................................................................................48 2233.1 Strike Participants ....................................................................................................................48 2233.2 Convicted of Fraudulent Residence .........................................................................................49 2233.3 Fugitive Felons and Probation or Parole Violators ..................................................................49 2234 Time Limits ..................................................................................................................................49 2234.1 Termination after 60 Months ..................................................................................................51 2234.2 Reapplication after 60 Months ................................................................................................51 2235 Formation of the Reach Up Household .......................................................................................51 2236 Caretaker Reach Up Household ..................................................................................................53 2237 Need Determination ....................................................................................................................54 2238 Method for Determination of Need ............................................................................................55 2239 Payment Standard .......................................................................................................................55 2240 Eligibility Computation ................................................................................................................55 2241 Prospective Eligibility and Budgeting ..........................................................................................56 2242 Amount of Benefit Paid ...............................................................................................................56 2243 Needs ...........................................................................................................................................57 2244 Needs Standards ..........................................................................................................................57 2244.1 Basic Needs Standards ............................................................................................................58 2244.2 Children in Schools ...................................................................................................................58 2244.3 Special Housing Needs .............................................................................................................58 2245 Budgeting for Living Arrangements .............................................................................................58 2246 Housing Allowance ......................................................................................................................59 2246.1 Subsidized Housing ..................................................................................................................60 2246.2 Shared Households ..................................................................................................................60 2246.3 Room and Board ......................................................................................................................61 2246.4 Institution ................................................................................................................................61 2246.5 Foster Home ............................................................................................................................61 2246.6 General Assistance and Emergency Assistance Temporary Housing ......................................62 2246.7 Shelters and Transitional Housing ...........................................................................................62 2247 Temporarily Uninhabitable Home ...............................................................................................62 2248 Income .........................................................................................................................................62 2248.1 Household Receipt of Lump Sum ............................................................................................63 2248.2 In-Kind Income ........................................................................................................................66 2249 Unearned Income ........................................................................................................................67