3SquaresVT · FY2027
3SquaresVT Calculator (Vermont SNAP)
In Vermont SNAP is 3SquaresVT, run by the Department for Children and Families. Vermont’s broad-based limit is 185% of poverty — $3,337 for two — with no asset test, and two people can receive up to $562. Everyone is paid on the 1st of the month.
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Vermont · 1 person.
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- Figures verified October 5, 2026
Heating is worth more here than almost anywhere
Vermont’s heating and cooling allowance in USDA’s October 2025 table, $1,096, ties Maine’s for the highest in the 48 states. For older Vermonters, whose shelter deduction has no cap, that can be the difference between the minimum and a meaningful benefit: a Burlington couple aged 66 and 68 with $1,900 of Social Security, $1,000 rent plus heat and $100 in medical costs would get about $462.
How DCF runs 3SquaresVT
Vermont uses a standard medical deduction and the elderly simplified application, offers on-demand interviews and telephone signatures, and does not disqualify past drug felonies. Its FY2025 payment error rate of 5.38% means no state cost share under the 2025 law.
Fewer renewals for older households
Vermont’s elderly simplified application lets households where everyone is 60+ or disabled and nobody works stay certified longer with less paperwork. Most other cases run 12 or 24 months under simplified reporting. Vermont’s 185% line — $4,212 for three — sits below New Hampshire’s and Massachusetts’s 200% limits of $4,554.
By household size
| People | Max | Gross limit | Senior† |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $306 | $2,461 | $306 |
| 2 | $562 | $3,337 | $386 |
| 3 | $808 | $4,212 | $419 |
| 4 | $1,023 | $5,088 | $427 |
| 5 | $1,217 | $5,964 | $425 |
| 6 | $1,463 | $6,839 | $476 |
| Pay‡ | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | $808 | $743 | $623 | $503 | $383 | $244 | $64 | — |
† 60+ or disabled, income at the poverty line, $700 rent. ‡ Family of 3, $900 rent. How these are worked out.
Utility allowances
| Type | Oct 2025* |
|---|---|
| Heating & cooling allowance | $1,096 |
| Basic utility allowance | $311 |
| Phone allowance | $37 |
Where to apply
| Apply | dcf.vermont.gov |
|---|---|
| Program | 3SquaresVT |
| Card | Vermont EBT Card |
| Phone | 800-479-6151 |
| Offices | dcf.vermont.gov |
| Deposits | 1st of the month for everyone |
Next door
| State | Gross, 3 | Assets | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | $4,212 | none | $1,096* |
| Massachusetts | $4,554 | none | $914* |
| New Hampshire | $4,554 | none | $1,018* |
| New York | $2,960–$4,554 | varies | $1,062* |
Sources
FY2027 COLA memo · BBCE chart · FY2026 SUA table · issuance schedule · State Options Report · FY2025 error rates · USDA directory · all sources
* not yet verified for Oct 2026.