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TANF Section, WIOA Combined Plan Modifications 2026

18 third grade. 2019 Wisconsin Act 9 and 2021 Wisconsin Act 58 continued to fund this program. This program falls under TANF purpose 4.

Homeless Case Management Services Grants 2017 Wisconsin Act 59 created the Homeless Case Management Services Grant Program that is administered by the DOA, Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources. 2019 Wisconsin Act 9 and 2021 Wisconsin Act 58 continued to fund this program. Under the program, grantees will provide intensive case management services to homeless families. For eligibility under this program, “homeless families” means: 1. Homeless adults (age 18 or older) accompanied by minor children (under age 18 for whom the homeless adults are legally responsible, or under 19 but a full-time student in high school, working on an equivalency degree, or enrolled in basic vocational or technical education); 2. Homeless pregnant women. 3. Non-custodial parents of children under the age of 18; or 4. Individuals who are over age 18 but younger than age 25 and accompanied by another person related by blood or marriage.

Services provided may include financial management, employment supports, ensuring school continuation for children, and enrolling unemployed or underemployed parents in W-2 or the FoodShare Employment and Training Program. The Homeless Case Management Services Grant Program is funded by federal TANF. Funds must be used for services and must benefit needy families. This program falls under TANF Purpose 2.

State Supplement to Earned Income Tax Credit The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) administers a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which supplements the wages and self-employment income of lower-income working families. TANF funds are used only for the portion of this refundable credit actually paid out to eligible families. State funds not claimed as MOE are used to pay amounts credited to claimants but intercepted to offset debts. MOE is only claimed if state funds exceeding the 1995 level are used for the TANF-eligible refunds. Persons are eligible for the tax credit if they had at least one qualifying child residing with them, were a full-year resident of Wisconsin, and qualified for the federal EITC. The state program is funded primarily with federal TANF funds but may be funded with state funds or co-mingled funds. The DOR follows the federal earned income credit which is in effect for Wisconsin purposes. Wisconsin did not adopt section 204(c) of Public Law 116-94 relating to the disaster area provision allowing certain taxpayers to use earned income from the preceding tax year to compute the current year federal earned income credit. Therefore, if this federal provision applies to any Wisconsin residents, they must recompute their federal earned income credit using Wisconsin's definition of the Internal Revenue Code to compute the Wisconsin earned income credit. The state’s EITC functions as a supplement to low-income working families with children. The amount per family is based on a percentage of the federal EITC, with adjustments made for family size. People in Wisconsin are eligible to receive the tax credit if they had at least one qualifying child residing with them, were a full-year Wisconsin resident, and qualified for the federal EITC. According to the IRS website, to generally qualify for EITC, an individual must have worked and earned income under $59,187; have investment income below $10,300; have a valid SSN; be a U.S. citizen or resident alien; and not have filed a tax form