Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 2104

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Children and Families. See
  • General Assistance: means financial aid to provide the necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, fuel, electricity, medical care, and other items as the Commissioner may prescribe by rule, when a need is found to exist and the applicant is otherwise found eligible. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See

§ 2104. Application or information

(a) A person may apply for General Assistance to the person or persons designated for that purpose by the Commissioner.

(b) When a person designated by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section receives an application for General Assistance or is informed that a person is in need of General Assistance the person so designated shall investigate and make a determination as to the applicant’s eligibility for General Assistance, and provide under rules of the Department emergency assistance as may be required. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1971, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 50, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 310.)