The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 1307)
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§ 1307. Amount of State aid
The amount of State aid to which an eligible individual is entitled shall be determined
with due regard to the income, resources, and maintenance available to the individual
and, when an eligible individual lives with the individual’s ineligible spouse or
a needy essential person, or both, as defined by the Commissioner, with due regard
to the needs of the ineligible spouse and with due regard to the needs, income, and
resources of the needy essential person. To the extent funds are available, aid shall
provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health. The Commissioner
for Children and Families may by rule fix maximum amounts of aid and take measures
to ensure that the expenditures for the programs shall not exceed the funds provided
for them. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 3; amended 1973, No. 75, § 6, eff. January 1, 1974; 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. April 14, 1974; 1977, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.); 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 87; 2021, No. 20, § 294.)