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The Vermont Homeowner Assistance Program (VHAP) provides grants of up to $40,000 to eligible homeowners who have financial problems because of COVID and are behind on expenses for the house they own and live in. Healthy Homes helps Vermont homeowners replace their home water or wastewater systems.
See details on tax credits you might qualify for -- even three years later!
In 2020, the federal government made special rules that let people stay on Medicaid because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These rules recently changed. Vermont can now begin the usual Medicaid renewal process in April 2023.
Vermont’s “warranty of habitability” requires landlords to keep their property “safe, clean and fit for human habitation.” Once the temperature outside is less than 55º, the heating system needs to work, and room temperatures must be able to reach at least 65º without overheating one room as a way to heat adjacent rooms.
It’s enrollment time for these health insurance plans: Vermont Health Connect Open Enrollment — November 1 to January 15 and Medicare Fall Open Enrollment — October 15 to December 7.
COVID-19 created changes to public benefits, new financial help and more. Here we keep a list of important changes to help Vermonters and community partners.
For help with rent, utilities, money to move, and other housing expenses, Vermonters applied to the Vermont Emergency Rental Assistance Program (VERAP) through the Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA).
Do you own your home? Check out the Vermont Property Tax Credit. Do you rent? Look at the Vermont Renter Credit (formerly called the Renter Rebate).
If you are homeless or about to become homeless, you may be eligible for emergency housing.
Children and teens age 18 and younger can eat for free at meal sites all around Vermont this summer. Just drop in!
