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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2901 p.2 Definitions

vi. Receives benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 because of a disability considered permanent under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; or

vii. Receives Vermont Medicaid because of a disability considered permanent under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

4. “EBT” stands for electronic benefits transfer, which means benefits are accessed using a payment card to purchase allowable items at an authorized point of sale.

5. “Elderly” means a person 60 years of age or older.

6. “Fuel Household” or “Household” shall be interpreted in accordance with 33 V.S.A. § 2601a and means any person or group of people who live together as one economic unit and either:

i. Customarily make purchases in common for home heating fuel; or

ii. Make undesignated payments for home heat in the form of rent.

7. “Head of Household” means any of the following:

i. A person who is financially responsible for the cost of occupying the living unit or separate living quarters;

ii. A person whose name appears on the real estate deed for the living unit; or

iii. The spouse or civil union partner of any person who meets the definition of head of household.

8. “Heating Season” means the period that begins when the Department first issues fuel benefits each year, on or after May 1, and ends April 30 of the following year.

9. “Individual in Foster Care” means a person in the custody of the Department for Children and Families, who has been placed in the living unit.

10. “Individual in Residential Home Care” means a person placed in the living unit by the Department of Mental Health or the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living.

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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2901 p.2 Definitions

vi. Receives benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 because of a disability considered permanent under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; or

vii. Receives Vermont Medicaid because of a disability considered permanent under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

4. “EBT” stands for electronic benefits transfer, which means benefits are accessed using a payment card to purchase allowable items at an authorized point of sale.

5. “Elderly” means a person 60 years of age or older.

6. “Fuel Household” or “Household” shall be interpreted in accordance with 33 V.S.A. § 2601a and means any person or group of people who live together as one economic unit and either:

i. Customarily make purchases in common for home heating fuel; or

ii. Make undesignated payments for home heat in the form of rent.

7. “Head of Household” means any of the following:

i. A person who is financially responsible for the cost of occupying the living unit or separate living quarters;

ii. A person whose name appears on the real estate deed for the living unit; or

iii. The spouse or civil union partner of any person who meets the definition of head of household.

8. “Heating Season” means the period that begins when the Department first issues fuel benefits each year, on or after May 1, and ends April 30 of the following year.

9. “Individual in Foster Care” means a person in the custody of the Department for Children and Families, who has been placed in the living unit.

10. “Individual in Residential Home Care” means a person placed in the living unit by the Department of Mental Health or the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living.