11.7.1 Incarceration

W-2 Wisconsin Works participants whose incarceration renders them temporarily unable to participate in assigned activities or retain care and control of their children will remain eligible for W-2 payments for up to 30 calendar days, provided they remain otherwise financially and nonfinancially eligible.

The 30-day timeframe allows for short-term incarceration without having to disrupt a participant’s activities, payments, and child care by disenrolling and then re-enrolling them in W-2.

Incarcerated W-2 participants who are unable to participate in work activities or retain care and control of their child(ren) for more than 30 consecutive calendar days are not eligible for W-2 payments.

For More Information on the Following Review Process Help Incarceration and Huber Program participation Process Help 3 Ongoing Case Maintenance Department of Corrections Record Query Process Help 44 Data Exchange Collecting absent parent information Process Help 65 Absent Parent