Government Benefits in Vermont

Where Vermont residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, and home energy assistance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.

3 Vermont Programs

How This Works

SNAP, Medicaid, and LIHEAP are federal programs, but each state runs its own application portal and sets some of its own rules — including, for Medicaid, whether the state expanded eligibility to more adults under the Affordable Care Act. The cards below link you straight to Vermont's official application system for each program. Exact income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number here — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size.

3SquaresVT (SNAP)

VT Dept. for Children & Families

MyBenefits also screens for Medicaid (Green Mountain Care) and other DCF programs.

Apply on Vermont MyBenefits

Green Mountain Care (Medicaid)

Medicaid Expanded

VT Dept. of Vermont Health Access

Vermont expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.

Apply for Green Mountain Care

Seasonal Fuel Assistance (LIHEAP)

VT Dept. for Children & Families

Vermont's seasonal home heating fuel assistance program.

Apply for Fuel Assistance

Looking for more programs available to Vermont residents?

Vermont residents also qualify for every nationwide program on our full benefits tool — WIC, Lifeline phone/internet discounts, ACA health insurance subsidies, SSI, SSDI, Section 8, VA disability compensation, TANF, Pell Grants, Head Start, and unemployment insurance.

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