Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Emergency Assistance Manual |
Agencies must verify that the emergency is due to homelessness. To be eligible for Emergency Assistance due to homelessness (see 2.6.3), the EA Group must meet only one of the situations of the eligibility criteria listed in the table below.
Eligibility Criteria |
Sources of Verification |
Living in a place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation |
Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation |
Signed statement from applicant |
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Living in a temporary accommodation |
Written or verbal statement from staff of the shelter, hotel/motel, or other facility where the applicant is living to confirm the family does not have a monthly or long-term lease |
Rental lease or mortgage document for the residence where the EA Group is residing that does not list the EA Group members included on the EA application |
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Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation specifying the applicant’s living situation, including duration of stay |
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Signed statement from applicant |
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Lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence |
Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation |
Signed statement from applicant |
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Uninhabitable Housing |
Written or verbal statement from local government agency responsible for building inspection |
Written or verbal statement from local health department |
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Written or verbal statement from other appropriate local authority |
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Victim of domestic abuse |
Third party records regarding domestic abuse such as court, medical, law enforcement, or social services records |
Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation |
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Signed statement from applicant |
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