The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 33 : Human Services
Chapter 013 : Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 1307)-
§ 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.)
