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Vermont Department for Children and Families Crisis Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 3104 p.2 Crisis Fuel Application

1. Forfeiture of all rights to receive fuel assistance in the future; or

2. Recovery by the Department of assistance already granted, including recovery from seasonal fuel benefits; or

3. Both (1) and (2) above.

j. The crisis fuel worker may deny the application if the crisis fuel worker is unable to verify the identity or immigration status of any applicant.

k. Crisis fuel workers must accept applications from the last Monday in November to the second Friday in April for all households whose primary heating fuel is oil, kerosene, bulk propane, coal, firewood, or wood pellets.

l. Crisis fuel workers must accept applications from the last Monday in November to the last business day in April for all households whose primary heating fuel is electricity, natural gas, or metered propane.

m. Applicants must provide all the following information at the time of application:

1. The name of the household’s primary heating fuel supplier and the supplier’s contact information;

2. The account number provided by the primary heating fuel supplier associated with the household’s primary residence;

3. The name of the household’s electricity provider and the account number provided by the household’s electricity provider associated with the household’s primary residence; and

4. Any other information required by the Department or the crisis fuel worker to facilitate the issuance of benefits to the household.

n. Notwithstanding subsections (k) and (l) of this rule, the Department may change the dates for accepting applications based on weather conditions or funding.