Legal Opinion
Dutton v. Department of Social Welfare
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 11, 1998No. 97-222PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Petitioners appeal from Human Services Board fair hearing decisions denying their applications for fuel assistance. Petitioners argue (1) that the definition of household in the Vermont Home Heating Fuel Assistance regulations is inconsistent with the definition found in the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621-8629, and (2) that this inconsistency results in the denial or reduction of fuel assistance to certain households in violation of the federal act. We agree and reverse the orders of the Human Services Board.
Petitioners are two elderly homeowners and a…
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