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Department of Social Services. The maximum was $700.
State officials say they expect the benefit levels to be lower this year because of the limitation of available federal funds. Social Service Commissioner William L. Lukhard says the state “had to make a dificult choice between helping fewer families with larger amounts of fuel aid or helping more families with smaller benefits.”
Lukhard says the decision was to offer lower benefits this year rather than to decrease the number of households allowed to participate. The actual amount of assistance allotted to each is based on income, household size and geographic
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