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TANF Section, WIOA Combined Plan Modifications 2026

5 At application, the W-2 group’s assets cannot exceed $2,500 in combined equity value, excluding the combined equity value of vehicles up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and one home that serves as the homestead (Wis. Stat. § 49.145(3)(a)).

Once eligible for W-2, if the W-2 group’s assets exceed $2,500 for two consecutive months, the group becomes ineligible for W-2 (Wis. Stat. § 49.145(4)).

2017 Wisconsin Act 269 provides that the value of a home serving as the W-2 group’s homestead may only be excluded if the home is valued at no more than 200 percent of the statewide median value for homes, excluding the value of agricultural land owned by the W- 2 group. DCF has established a hardship exemption to these asset restrictions by administrative rule in Wis. Admin. Code § DCF 101.09(3m)(c). The hardship exemption allows agency workers to disregard any home valued at more than 200 percent of the statewide median home value if any of the following criteria are met: • No member of the W-2 group has the legal right to sell the home, including for reasons such as the home is subject to pending litigation and the home is jointly owned with a person who is not in the Wisconsin Works group and who refuses to consent to the individual in the Wisconsin Works group selling his or her share; • The individual had a recent sudden loss of income due to death, divorce, separation, or non-payment of support; • The Wisconsin Works group includes an incapacitated group member; or • The individual is or has been a victim of domestic abuse or is at risk of further domestic abuse, or the home is jointly owned with the abuser, and the abuser is not a member of the Wisconsin Works group. Non-financial Eligibility Requirements 1. Custodial parent [Except NCPs are eligible for JALs, limited stipends, and TEMP placements]. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(a). 2. Age 18 or above. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(b). 3. U.S. Citizen or qualifying alien. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(c) and § 49.84(5). 4. Residence in Wisconsin. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(d). 5. Cooperation in establishing paternity. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(f)1.a. 6. Cooperation in obtaining support payments. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(f)1.b. 7. Furnishes agency with relevant information. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(g). 8. Made good-faith effort to obtain employment, has not refused any bona fide offer of employment within the 180 days prior to application, and searches for unsubsidized employment while the application is processed, if required by the W-2 agency. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(h)-(hm), and Wis. Stat. § 49.147(2)(a). 9. Not receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Social Security Child’s Disability (SSDC), or state supplemental payments. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(i). 10. Not participating in a strike. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(j). 11. Applies for or has a Social Security Number. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(k) and § 49.82(2); Wis. Admin. Code § DCF 101.09 (2). 12. Reports changes in circumstances within 10 days. Wis. Stat. §49.145(2)(m). 13. Participation in W-2 does not exceed 48 months except when the agency determines that the individual is experiencing hardship or that the individual's family includes an