A STATE is offering remote workers a one-time stimulus check worth up to $7,500 if they move there next month.
The New Remote Worker Grant is available to individuals who relocate to Vermont and became full-time residents while working for an out-of-state employer on or after February 1, 2022.
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The state is also offering grants to workers as part of their Relocating Worker program.
Similar to the Remote Worker Grant, the Relocating Worker Grant program encourages workers to move to the state to work for employers in the Green Mountain State.
The program offers reimbursement grants of up to $7,500 to workers across the country who move to Vermont on or after July 1, 2021.
Like the Remote Worker Grant, individuals must be subject to Vermont income tax and earn the state's livable wage.
These new programs build upon Vermont’s previously successful recruitment initiatives and aim to attract new residents to the state, grow the workforce, and support employers facing workforce challenges.
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WHAT TO HAVE READY BEFORE YOU APPLY
Applicants should have the following information and documents available to upload with their application:
Employer information:
- Employer name
- Employer address
- Employer representative name (this should be the hiring manager)
- Employer representative e-mail address
- Employer representative phone number
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Proof of residency documentation:
- Copy of Vermont Driver’s License or Vermont Real ID
- Copy of the applicant’s paycheck stub
- Plus, two pieces of documentation from the following: Vermont housing, lease or purchase contract
- Vermont utility bill with new service address
- State property tax bill, and/or Vermont homeowner/renter insurance
HOW TO APPLY
The following criteria need to be met to qualify for the remote stimulus payment:
- Relocated to Vermont, became a full-time resident
- Became a full-time employee of a Vermont employer
- Is employed in an occupation identified by the Vermont Department of Labor in its Short Term Occupational Projections with the Most Openings; and
- The wage for the position equals or exceeds the Vermont livable wage rate as updated 1/15/21 in accordance with 2 V.S.A. §526. Currently this is $13.39 an hour
- Incurred qualified relocation expenses
- Is subject to Vermont income tax
- Is employed by an employer who attests that, after reasonable time and effort, the employer was unable to fill the employee’s position from among Vermont applicants.
In addition, the following documents need to be on hand to be eligible for the relocation stimulus payment:
Upon successful relocation to Vermont and review of your application, the following qualifying relocation expenses may be reimbursed:
- Closing costs for a primary residence or lease deposit and one month rent
- Hiring a moving company
- Renting moving equipment
- Shipping
- The cost of moving supplies
