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More families could stay warm this winter: Vermont doubles emergency heating aid capacity for 2,400 extra households

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Vermont approved $15.3 million to expand home heating assistance, including doubling its crisis fuel program’s capacity to reach an additional 2,400 households. The package also increases seasonal support for eligible households using oil and kerosene as those fuels become more expensive.

Expanding heating assistance shows how public resources can help protect more households from winter emergencies, even when rising costs remain a burden.

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