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TANF Section, WIOA Combined Plan Modifications 2026

6 individual who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty. Wis. Stat. §49.145(2)(n). The 48 month lifetime eligibility limit went into effect with the passage of administrative rule Wis. Admin. Code § DCF 101.09(2)(n), which was implemented November 1, 2021. 14. No other member of the W-2 group is participating in W-2. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(q). 15. Not a fugitive felon. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(r). 16. Not violating a condition of probation, extended supervision, or parole. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(rm). 17. Assigns to the state any support or maintenance from any other person. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(s). 18. Identifies in writing whether s/he has been convicted of a drug felony. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(v). 19. Complies with other eligibility criteria established by the Department through administrative rule. Wis. Stat. § 49.145(2)(L). 20. Not ineligible due to receipt of child care assistance while residing with the child’s other parent and that parent refuses to participate in prescribed work, training, or community- service activities. Wis. Stat. § 49.15 and Wis. Stat. § 49.151(1m). (See W-2 Manual Chapter 2.)

W-2 Program Services and Placements The primary components of W-2 case management include screening and assessment, development of employment goals and an Employability Plan (EP), and participation in activities associated with the individual’s assigned paid or unpaid placement. Case management is a dynamic process, and plans and activities are subject to changes which reflect additional information obtained during ongoing case management.

Screening and Assessment Screening and assessment include informal assessment, educational needs assessment, career assessment, and formal assessment. The purpose of the informal assessment is to gather information about an individual and his or her family to determine the individual's ability to become employed and remain employed; services and activities necessary for the individual to become employed and remain employed; appropriate placement of a participant; need for further career assessment and planning; need for vocational evaluation; existence of potential disabilities or other specific limitations through screening with a validated screening tool; and need for a formal assessment of any disabilities or other employment barriers by a qualified assessing agency or individual. Informal assessment is an ongoing case management practice which starts during the W-2 application period and continues until the individual no longer receives W-2 services. (See W-2 Manual Chapter 5.)

Employability Plan Every W-2 participant works with a Financial and Employability Planner (FEP) to develop an initial EP. The EP is developed through a collaborative process between the FEP and the applicant or participant taking into consideration the individual’s personal strengths and barriers identified through assessment. It details what the individual will do to reach his/her employment goal (or goal to obtain SSI/SSDI) and what the W-2 program will do to assist in that effort. The EP also may include goals to help the participant meet basic and immediate family needs such as food, clothing, shelter, and health care. Meeting these needs helps the family to achieve and/or maintain economic stability. The EP is reviewed and updated at