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Vermont Department for Children and Families Postsecondary Education Rules Economic Services Division

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3. If the deadline for the decision on an application was extended pursuant to rule 2413 and there is insufficient time to terminate Reach Up benefits prior to the first day of the month in which the PSE participant begins attending classes in the undergraduate degree program, Reach Up benefits shall continue for that month in lieu of PSE benefits. i. PSE benefits shall begin in the month following termination of Reach Up benefits. 4. Subject to notice requirements, eligibility for PSE benefits ends with the calendar month in which the PSE participant: i. Begins an interruption in the program participation; ii. Receives the two-year or four-year degree specified in the PSE plan; or iii. The household becomes ineligible due to changes in the household's circumstances. c. All Reach Up Eligibility rules pertaining to eligibility and payment apply to the PSE program and are hereby incorporated into the PSE rules with the following exceptions: 1. Deadline for Application Processing, Reach Up Eligibility rule 2207.3; 2. Benefit Payment, Reach Up Eligibility rule 2214.1; 3. Temporary Absence from the Home, Reach Up Eligibility rule 2228; and 4. Appeal of Reach Up Decision, Reach Up Eligibility rule 2262.3(b) and (c). 2410 Case Management Eligibility (08/01/2024, 23-34) a. All applicants who qualify for the PSE program are eligible for case management services. 1. Applicants who qualify for participation in the PSE program but do not qualify for PSE financial benefits may receive case management services.

b. A qualifying applicant/participant who is no longer eligible for PSE financial benefits due to a change in circumstances may continue to be eligible for case management during the academic year in which the loss of eligibility occurred and until the date of their next annual recertification, provided they meet all the criteria at rule 2405. 2411 Continuing Eligibility (08/01/2024, 23-34)

a. PSE financial benefits and case management services continue, as authorized, until changed or terminated due to:

1. Change in circumstances (rules 2404 and 2405);

2. Expiration of the annual review period; or

3. Participant not providing information to complete the annual review (rule 2412).

b. Continuing eligibility for financial benefits is determined using Reach Up Eligibility rules governing reported changes (Reach Up Eligibility rule 2211) when they occur and at the annual review.