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88 Failure to report changes may result in an overpayment based on the results of an audit and investigation, if a parent received subsidy funds that they were not eligible to receive (see Appendix VI – Client Investigations).

This section last updated 7/1/2026

Chapter 11 Ending Eligibility

Section 11.1 Ending Eligibility During a parent’s eligibility period, the local agency must end a parent’s eligibility if any of the following conditions are met: • The gross income of the Assistance Group (AG) exceeds 85 percent of the State Median Income (SMI) for a household of the same size • The parent is not participating in an approved activity or an Activity Break Period • The local agency or the department determines that the parent committed an Intentional Program Violation (IPV), and the department establishes a sanction after completing the IPV review process • The parent fails to meet nonfinancial eligibility criteria • The primary person moves out of the state • The parent fails to provide required verification

Parents will not lose eligibility for failing to verify increases in income below 85% SMI during the eligibility period (see 7.9.2) but must verify income at renewal.

This section last updated 7/1/2026

Section 11.2 Ending Eligibility After Adverse Action Sometimes agency workers must run eligibility with dates in CWW to end eligibility at the end of the current month. All other instances of eligibility ending follow Adverse Action logic.

Agency workers must run eligibility with dates after Adverse Action to confirm Wisconsin Shares closures for the next consecutive month for the following reasons: • When the parent no longer resides in Wisconsin • When there are no eligible children in the household • When the required verification was not returned within seven (7) business days from the Notice of Proof Needed mailing date, excluding when a Good Cause Claim was requested