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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2912 p.8 Excluded Income

i. Dependent care;

ii. Transportation;

iii. Other expenses related to work;

A. These costs shall not include the cost of meals away from home;

iv. Training or education;

v. Uniforms;

vi. Other necessary equipment; and

vii. Books or training manuals;

22. Governmental foster care payments for individuals in foster care who are not considered members of the household;

i. If a household indicates that an individual in foster care is a household member, then foster care payments for that individual are considered unearned household income;

23. The amount of money necessary to fulfill SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS), including money deposited into a special PASS account; or

24. Additional payments, beyond basic pay, received by members of the United States Armed Forces, including the Reserves and National Guard, resulting from deployment to or service in a designated combat zone (Public Law 108-447).

i. These special payments are excluded as income for the duration of the person’s deployment.

ii. Payments made before the person’s deployment or service are counted as earned income.