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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2912 p.4 Excluded Income

10. All reimbursements for past or future expenses as long as the reimbursements meet all of the following criteria:

i. The reimbursement does not exceed actual expenses;

A. If the reimbursement exceeds actual expenses, count the excess as unearned income;

B. A reimbursement does not exceed actual expenses unless the provider or the household says it exceeds actual expenses;

ii. The reimbursement does not result in a gain or benefit to the household; and

iii. The reimbursement is identified and used for expenses other than normal living expenses (such as rent, mortgage, personal clothing, or food eaten at home);

A. A reimbursement shall be considered income if the payment is not identified for a specific purpose or the payment is not used for that purpose;

B. If a reimbursement covers multiple expenses, each expense does not have to be separately identified, as long as none of the money covers ordinary living expenses;

C. The following are examples of excluded reimbursements:

1. Reimbursements or flat allowances, over and above basic wages, for job-related or training-related expenses, such as per diem, uniforms, and transportation to or from the job or training site;

2. Reimbursements for the out-of-pocket expenses volunteers incur in the course of their work;

3. Medical or child care reimbursements;

11. Money received and used for the care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary, who is not a household member;

i. If the intended beneficiaries of a single payment are both household and non-household members, any identifiable portion of the payment intended and used for the care and maintenance of the non-household member shall be excluded;