STATE OF WISCONSIN Department of Health Services Division of Medicaid Services 201 E. Washington Ave. PO Box 309 Madison WI 53707-0309 Telephone: 608-266-8922 Fax: 608-266-1096 Date: August 18, 2026 DMS Operations Memo 26-30 To: Income Maintenance Supervisors Income Maintenance Lead Workers Income Maintenance Staff FSET Agencies Affected Programs: BadgerCare Plus Caretaker Supplement FoodShare FoodShare Employment Medicaid and Training SeniorCare From: Jonelle Brom, Bureau Director Bureau of Eligibility Operations and Training Division of Medicaid Services Autumn Arnold, Bureau Director Bureau of Eligibility and Enrollment Policy Division of Medicaid Services Change to FoodShare Standard Utility Allowance Effective Date CROSS-REFERENCE • Operations Memo 26-22, “Change to the FoodShare Standard Utility Allowance” • FoodShare Wisconsin Policy Handbook, Sections 8.1.3 Deductions and 4.6.7.3 Standard Utility Allowances • 7 C.F.R. § 273.9(d)(6)(iii) • FNS Final Rule Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Standardization of Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances EFFECTIVE DATE August 22, 2026 PURPOSE The purpose of this memo is to announce that Wisconsin will issue supplement benefits for May and June 2026 to qualifying households due to a change in the effective date for the Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) implemented in July 2026. www.dhs.wisconsin.gov

DMS Operations Memo 26-30 August 18, 2026 Page 2 of 3 BACKGROUND The FoodShare SUA are state-specific standardized deduction amounts that households can receive based on the types of utility costs they have. There are seven different types of utility deductions. The SUA amounts are updated annually to reflect changes in utility costs. In addition, recent federal guidance updated the methodologies that states must use to calculate SUA amounts. Wisconsin’s updated SUA amounts, which are based on these new methodologies, were approved by the federal Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) in May 2026 with an implementation date of July 1, 2026. In July 2026, FNA approved a new effective date of May 1, 2026. The updated standard utility allowances are listed in the table below. SUA Type Old Amount New Amount Type of Utility Allowance Heating Standard Utility Allowance (HSUA) $553 $870 Heating Limited Utility Allowance (LUA) $385 $436 Non-heat electric with at least one other qualifying expense Electric Utility Allowance (EUA) $155 $139 Electric Utility Allowance Water and Sewer Utility Allowance (WUA) $106 $112 Water and Sewer Cooking Fuel Utility Allowance (FUA) $48 $34 Cooking Fuel Phone Utility Allowance (PUA) $31 $106 Telephone Trash Utility Allowance (TUA) $28 $47 Garbage and Trash POLICY The effective date of Wisconsin’s updated SUA amounts is May 1, 2026. Households that would have received a higher FoodShare benefit for May or June 2026 if the updated SUA had been used will receive a supplement benefit for one or both months. Households will not receive a supplement benefit if the updated benefit amount is lower or equal to the benefit originally issued. Households that did not receive FoodShare benefits in May or June 2026 will not receive a supplement. Qualifying households will receive supplement benefits on August 23, 2026. A notice will be sent to households and will include the amount of supplement benefits issued for each month. No overpayment claims will be established due to this policy change.

DMS Operations Memo 26-30 August 18, 2026 Page 3 of 3 CONTACTS DHS CARES Problem Resolution Team DHS/DMS/BEEP/AG DHS/DMS/BEOT/JN