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Chair opened the House Human Services hearing, described the agenda as a multi-witness presentation on the Department for Children and Families (DCF) budget and housing-related proposals, and invited questions from members.
A House Human Services budget hearing on Agency of Human Services proposals to expand shelter capacity, alter hotel/motel emergency housing, add rental assistance and case management, and expand recovery and medically vulnerable supports. Agency leaders and department commissioners outlined phased investments, specific line items and metrics while legislators pressed for data on eligibility, residency verification, and capacity for older and medically vulnerable Vermonters.
