Seasonal exits from Hotel-Motel Program scheduled to begin this week

Seasonal exits from Hotel-Motel Program scheduled to begin this week

On Friday, Governor Phil Scott extended the housing program, but only for families with children and for those who are considered medically vulnerable.

Congratulations to Senate Republicans for Making Phil Scott’s Fondest Wish Come True

Hooray, Phil Scott is going to get what he wants. Again. Every time there’s an inflection point in the General Assistance Emergency Housing program (d/b/a the motel voucher program), it’s always the same thing. Scott takes a hard line against spending a dime more on vouchers… we get close to a mass unsheltering… and then he does a last-minute walk-back, offering a compromise to keep at least some people in the program. But he simply cannot inclu…

Phil Scott Putting Homeless Pregnant Women Out of the Motel Program

What a jerk! Homeless Women Less Than 6 Months Pregnant Will Be Kicked Out Of Motel Program From Burlington Free Press: “March 29, 2025 Republican Gov. Phil Scott has signed an executive order allowing families with children under age 19 and “medically vulnerable” Vermonters who face eviction from hotel and motel rooms on April 1 to remain in the state’s General Assistance program through June 30. Pregnant women in their third trimester or who w…