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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2911 Household Income Sources

2911 Household Income Sources (06/22/2024, 23-18)

a. Income means any monetary payment that is available to the fuel household from any source, unless excluded by rule 2912.

b. Sources of income include:

1. Earned income (rule 2911.1);

2. Unearned income (rule 2911.2); and

3. Self-employment income (rule 2911.3).

c. The Department must calculate a household’s monthly income as follows:

1. The Department must calculate self-employment income in accordance with rule 2911.3.

2. The Department must consider all earned income and unearned income received by the household in the 30 days before the date that the Department received the household’s application for fuel benefits:

i. If a stable source of income was received by the household during this period on a weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly basis, the Department must convert this income to a monthly amount:

A. By multiplying weekly amounts by 4.3;

B. By multiplying biweekly amounts by 2.15;

C. By multiplying semimonthly amounts by 2; or

D. By multiplying monthly amounts by 1.

ii. If a stable source of income is received by the household less often than monthly, the Department must convert this income received during the previous 30 days into a monthly amount by averaging the income over the period the income is intended to cover.