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Published under s. 35.93, Wis. Stats., by the Legislative Reference Bureau. 5 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DCF 101.09 that parent and any minor child of that parent may have rights or for which that parent may be responsible unless the W-2 agency determines that the parent has good cause for failing to cooperate pursuant to ch. DCF 102. 2. An individual who is a member of a Wisconsin works group that fails 3 times without good cause to meet the require- ments in ch. DCF 102 remains ineligible until all the members of the Wisconsin works group cooperate or for a period of 6 months, whichever is later. (f) The individual furnishes the Wisconsin works agency with any relevant information that the Wisconsin works agency deter- mines is necessary under s. DCF 101.08 within 7 working days after receiving a request for the information from the Wisconsin works agency. The Wisconsin works agency may extend the 7 working day time limit for an individual for whom compliance with that limit would be unduly burdensome, as determined by the agency. (g) The individual has made a good faith effort, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency on a case-by-case basis, to obtain unsubsidized employment and has not refused any bona fide offer of employment within the 180 days immediately preceding appli- cation for a W-2 employment position. (h) If the individual has applied for Wisconsin works within the 180 days immediately preceding the current application, the individual has cooperated with the efforts of a Wisconsin works agency to assist the individual in obtaining unsubsidized employment. (i) The individual is not receiving supplemental security in- come under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental pay- ments under s. 49.77, Stats. (j) The individual is not receiving social security disability in- surance under 42 USC 401 to 433. (k) On the last day of the month, the individual is not partici- pating in a strike. (L) The individual applies for or provides a social security ac- count number. (m) The individual reports any change in circumstances that may affect the individual’s eligibility to the Wisconsin works agency within 10 days after the change. (n) The individual, or any other adult member of the individ- ual’s Wisconsin works group, has not exceeded the lifetime limit on program participation or receipt of benefits under s. DCF 101.095. (o) No other individual in the W-2 group is a participant in a W-2 employment position. This paragraph does not apply to an individual applying for a job access loan. (p) The individual cooperates in providing information needed to verify enrollment information or good cause for the Learnfare program under s. 49.26, Stats., and s. DCF 101.25. (q) The individual cooperates in the requirement to search for unsubsidized employment throughout the individual’s participa- tion in a Wisconsin works employment position. (r) The individual cooperates in applying for other public as- sistance programs or resources that the FEP believes may be available to the individual. (s) The individual cooperates with providing eligibility infor- mation under this chapter for other members of the W-2 group. (3m) FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; RESOURCE LIMITATIONS. (a) Asset limits. An individual is eligible for a Wisconsin works em- ployment position and job access loan only if the individual is a member of a Wisconsin works group whose assets do not exceed $2,500 in combined equity value. Except as provided in par. (c), in determining the combined equity value of assets under this subsection, the W-2 agency shall exclude all of the following: 1. The equity value of vehicles up to a total equity value of $10,000. In this subdivision, “equity value of vehicles” means the trade-in value of the vehicles as given in a standard guide on motor vehicle values or as estimated by a sales representative at a local car dealership, minus any debts secured by the vehicles. 2. One home that serves as the homestead for the Wisconsin works group that is valued at no more than 200 percent of the statewide median value for homes. In calculating the value of the homestead, the W-2 agency shall exclude the value of agricultural land owned by the Wisconsin works group. In this subdivision, “agricultural land” includes buildings and improvements that are devoted primarily to agricultural use and the land necessary for their location and convenience. (b) Sponsored alien. When an individual is a sponsored alien pursuant to 8 USC 1183a, the sponsor’s resources shall be attrib- uted to the sponsored alien as provided under 8 USC 1631. (c) Hardship exemption. In determining the combined equity value of an individual’s assets under par. (a), a W-2 agency shall exclude one home, valued at any amount, that serves as the home- stead for the Wisconsin works group if the W-2 agency deter- mines that the individual qualifies for a hardship exemption based on any of the following: 1. No member of the Wisconsin works group has the legal right to sell the home. Limitations include any of the following: a. The home is subject to pending litigation. b. The home is jointly owned with a person who is not in the Wisconsin works group and who refuses to consent to the indi- vidual in the Wisconsin works group selling their share. 2. The individual had a recent sudden loss of income due to death, divorce, separation, or nonpayment of child support. 3. The Wisconsin works group includes an incapacitated adult or a disabled child. 4. The individual is or has been a victim of domestic abuse or is at risk of further domestic abuse, the home is jointly owned with the abuser, and the abuser is not a member of the Wisconsin works group. The W-2 agency shall administer the domestic abuse screening under s. DCF 101.15 (3) (b) to determine the in- dividual’s eligibility for this exemption if the individual is other- wise financially eligible under this subsection and sub. (4). (4) FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; INCOME LIMITATIONS. (a) An individual is eligible for a Wisconsin works employment position and job access loan only if the individual is a member of a Wis- consin works group whose gross income is at or below 115% of the poverty line. (b) Except as provided in par. (c), the W-2 agency shall in- clude all of the following in calculating the gross income of an in- dividual who is a member of a Wisconsin works group: 1. All earned and unearned income of the individual. 2. The income of the individual’s nonmarital coparent or spouse, if the individual’s nonmarital coparent or spouse resides in the same home as the dependent child. 3. If the individual is a sponsored alien pursuant to 8 USC 1183a, the income of the sponsor and the sponsor’s spouse as provided under 8 USC 1631. (c) In calculating the gross income of an individual who is a member of a Wisconsin works group, the W-2 agency shall ex- clude all of the following: 1. Any payments or benefits made under any federal law that specifically exempts such payments or benefits from being con- sidered in determining eligibility for any federal means-tested program. Published under s. 35.93, Stats. Updated on the first day of each month. Entire code is always current. The Register date on each page is the date the chapter was last published. Register May 2026 No. 845