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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2921 Credit Balances
2921 Credit Balances (06/22/2024, 23-18)
a. All benefit payments made to certified fuel suppliers remain the property of the State of Vermont until used for the purchase of primary heating fuel by eligible households.
b. Every year in which a credit balance exists at the end of the day on April 30, the fuel supplier must refund the amount of the balance to the Department no later than May 31 of the same year.
c. At the sole discretion of the Department’s Commissioner, the Department may change one or more of the dates in this rule or rule 2919 or both rules.
1. Nothing in these rules shall require the Commissioner to change any date established in these rules.