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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2911 p.3 Household Income Sources

ii. Assistance payments from programs that require, as a condition of eligibility, the actual performance of work without compensation other than the assistance payments themselves, are considered unearned income;

2. Annuities;

3. Pensions;

4. Retirement benefits;

5. Veteran’s benefits;

6. Disability benefits;

7. Worker’s compensation, including any amounts deducted to repay claims for intentional program violations;

8. Unemployment compensation, including any amounts deducted to repay claims for intentional program violations;

9. Survivors or social security benefits;

10. Strike benefits;

11. Foster care payments for individuals in foster care who are considered members of the household;

12. Difficulty of care payments for individuals in residential home care who are considered members of the household;

13. Gross income, minus costs, from rental property if the property is not managed by a member of the fuel household;

14. Child support or alimony payments made directly to the household from non-household members;

15. Scholarships, educational grants, deferred payment loans for education, or veteran’s educational benefits that do not have a work requirement attached to them, unless excluded under rule 2912;