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. § 2606)
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§ 2606. Application period; assistance
(a) The Secretary of Human Services or designee may accept applications on an ongoing
basis beginning on April 1, 2010. The Secretary or designee may establish by rule
the procedure for accepting applications and determining eligibility under this subsection.
(b) No qualified applicant shall be penalized through a reduction of benefits for a late-filed
application, except that such applicant shall not receive benefits for any period
prior to the month of application.
(c) The Secretary of Human Services or designee shall process applications and related
tasks, including assisting households in applying and providing required information
and locating and contacting fuel suppliers certified under section 2607 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 10, 1996; amended 1999, No. 59, § 5, eff. June 1, 1999; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.324.2; 2009, No. 88 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 29, 2010.)