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73 • The new employment or income from new employment cannot be confirmed through any other data exchange.

In situations where all the above criteria have been met, the parent’s word serves as temporary verification of employment and/or income until pay stubs or other acceptable written verification is available. The justification for applying this policy must be documented in case comments (see 12.1). Agency workers must follow the instructions in Process Help Section 11.10.1.2 to open and confirm Wisconsin Shares eligibility so that child care authorizations may be written in CSAW.

If the parent is unable to provide verification that they started the job by the verification due date, a referral should be created in the Benefit Recovery Investigation Tracking System (BRITS).

This section last updated 7/1/2026

Section 7.8.2 Ongoing Approved Activity Verification During ongoing eligibility, parents must have at least one (1) verified approved activity (see 7.8) or be in an Activity Break Period (see 5.3). If the parent reports the end of one (1) approved activity and the start of a new approved activity, agency workers must first request verification of the new approved activity. If the new approved activity is not verified, then the agency worker must enter an Approved Activity Search Period (ACTS) for the parent.

If a parent does not respond to the request for verification, agency workers must document in case comments that the worker entered an ACTS period for the parent following a reported permanent loss of approved activity. The agency worker must document the parent’s response, or lack of response, in case comments (see 12.1).

If the parent reported a second approved activity and continues participating in their first verified approved activity, agency workers must not pend the Approved Activity or end eligibility due to failure to verify the second approved activity. However, parents must verify an increase in approved activity hours if requesting additional authorization hours (see 17.1).

Example 1: Brittany is receiving Wisconsin Shares and is working at Pizza Pub. In August, she reports that she is no longer working at Pizza Pub and has started a new job at Burger House. Brittany’s worker requests verification of the new employment at Burger House. Brittany does not respond to the request for verification. Brittany’s worker changes the Approved Activity on the Child Care Activity Status page to ACTS which establishes a 3-month ACTS period for Brittany. Brittany must provide verification of an approved activity by the end of the 3-month ACTS period to maintain her eligibility.