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Section 3.8.1 Early Renewals Child care does not allow early renewals. The Case Summary page in CWW will restrict child care renewals from being processed before Adverse Action in the month prior to the child care renewal date.
This section last updated 7/1/2026
Chapter 4 Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements
Section 4.1 Assistance Groups The local agency must determine the individuals that are to be included in the Assistance Group (AG). The AG includes any of the following individuals who reside in the same household: • An individual who is a parent, according to the Wisconsin Shares definition • The individual’s dependent children o Includes 18-year-olds who are enrolled in high school and are expected to graduate by their 19th birthday and are residing with a parent o Includes minor teen parents and their dependent children also residing with the teen’s parent • The individual’s spouse or any non-marital co-parent o The spouse’s dependent children o The non-marital co-parent’s dependent children
Domestic partners who do not have a child in common are not included in the AG.
If an adult has guardianship of both another adult in the household and that adult’s child, the adult with guardianship of both must be the applicant.
Example 1: A grandparent, an adult parent, and the adult parent’s baby live in the same house. The AG consists of the adult parent and her baby. The applicant is not the grandparent. The grandparent is not in the AG unless the grandparent has guardianship of both the adult parent and her dependent child.
Example 2: A grandparent has guardianship of her 2-year-old grandchild. The child is reunited with her parent and the parent now also resides in the grandparent’s home. Once the adult parent moves into the house, the AG must change. The parent and grandparent cannot be in the same AG, even though the grandparent has court-ordered guardianship of her grandchild. Eligibility for the child on the grandparent’s case must end and the parent must apply for Wisconsin Shares.