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72 • If the parent is requesting child care for W-2 activities in addition to employment, then the EP and employment verification is needed. • If the parent only requires child care for employment, then only employment verification is needed.

Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Verified by the Individual Self- Sufficiency Plan (ISP). The applicant must provide a printed copy.

FoodShare Employment & Training (FSET): Verified by the FSET Employment Plan (EP). Agency workers may access the EP in CWW (Worker Tools-FSET Tool-Employment Plan), obtain a copy from the ECF, request a copy from the FSET worker, or ask the parent for a copy.

Learnfare: Verified by the Learnfare Case Management Plan. Agency workers may obtain a copy of the Learnfare Case Management Plan from the ECF, request a copy from the FEP, or ask the parent for a copy.

For verification of changes in approved activities, see Section 7.8.2.

The following are acceptable sources of verification for the approved activity exemption:

Medical Exemption: Wisconsin Shares Parent Medical Exemption form (DCF-F-5566) or documentation from a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, psychiatrist, or psychologist that indicates the parent is both unable to work and unable to care for children (see 5.2).

This section last updated 10/1/2023

Section 7.8.1 Self-Declaration of New Employment When all the following conditions have been met, Wisconsin Shares eligibility may be determined based on the parent’s self-declaration of new employment or income from new employment: • The parent is newly employed; • The parent’s employer uses Equifax for employment verification, but the new employment or income from new employment cannot yet be confirmed through Equifax; • The parent has not yet received any pay stubs; • The employer has refused to complete an EVF-E, send an acceptable letter, or confirm the parent’s new employment or income from new employment through collateral contact; and