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Vermont Department for Children and Families Reach Up Eligibility Rules Economic Services Division 2200 59

b. Standard allowances are classified according to the following living arrangements:

1. Household or housing unit; 2. Room and board; 3. Room with separate meals; or 4. Institution. 2246 Housing Allowance (08/01/2024, 23-28) a. Housing expense is defined as the total of all costs incurred for any of the following: 1. Rental; 2. Real estate or equivalent personal property taxes; 3. Maintenance and repairs for real estate owned and listed in the name of the applicant/participant; 4. Mortgage payments; 5. Homeowners insurance; and 6. Condo and association fees. b. Housing allowances shall be budgeted as incurred to cover recurring shelter expenses necessary to maintain a home, not to exceed the current maximum monthly housing allowance stated below. c. The housing allowance portion of a Reach Up benefit is limited to expenses incurred for the current month. 1. Overdue expenses for prior months cannot be included in the Reach Up benefit for the current month. 2. Expenses incurred less frequently than monthly shall be prorated into monthly amounts for the period covered (rule 2244.3).

d. Maximum Monthly Housing Allowance Table:

Outside Chittenden County Chittenden County $400 $450 e. The expense for shelter, when shared, may be included based upon the participant's incurred housing cost, not to exceed the maximums. f. When housing is provided at no cost and is considered unearned in-kind income (rule 2248.2) no housing allowance and no unearned income are budgeted. g. When housing is provided at reduced cost and is considered unearned in-kind income (rule 2248.2), only the Reach Up household's incurred cash obligation for housing is budgeted as the housing allowance, not to exceed the applicable housing maximum, and no unearned income is budgeted. h. In the case of housing received as earned in-kind income (rule 2248.2), the housing allowance budgeted