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Vermont Department for Children and Families Reach Up Eligibility Rules Economic Services Division 2200 49

stoppage due to:

1. The expiration of a collective bargaining agreement; or

2. Any concerted slowdown or other interruption of operations by employees.

b. Participating in a strike means the act of stopping, slowing, or otherwise interrupting work with others to obtain demands from the member's employer.

c. The Department will deny or terminate benefits to a Reach Up household in which an adult household member is on strike.

1. If another member of the Reach Up household is on strike, the needs of that member will be removed from the Reach Up benefits payable to the household.

2. The Department will consider such member's income and resources available to the Reach Up household if the member is legally liable for a child in the Reach Up household.

d. Closure or reduction of the Reach Up benefits will apply to the period in which the member is participating in a strike as soon as administratively possible.

2233.2 Convicted of Fraudulent Residence (08/01/2024, 23-28)

a. The Department will deny or terminate Reach Up benefits to individuals convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to their place of residence to receive benefits simultaneously from two or more states.

b. Such individuals shall be ineligible for a 10-year period beginning with the date of conviction.

c. The Department will consider such individuals' income and resources available to the Reach Up household.

d. Reach Up benefits will not be denied for any month beginning after the President of the United States grants a pardon with respect to the conduct that was the subject of the conviction.

2233.3 Fugitive Felons and Probation or Parole Violators (08/01/2024, 23-28)

a. The Department will deny or terminate Reach Up benefits to individuals who flee from justice to avoid detection, prosecution, or punishment after a felony conviction or who violate a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal or state law.

b. The Department will consider such individual’s income and resources available to the Reach Up household. c. Reach Up benefits will not be denied for any month beginning after the President of the United States grants a pardon with respect to the conduct that was the subject of the conviction. 2234 Time Limits (08/01/2024, 23-28)