5.3.1 Determining How and Where to Send the Payment

The W-2Wisconsin Works agency may issue the payment:

1.             By check to the applicant;

2.             By check to the landlord or vendor; or

3.             By voucher to the landlord or vendor.

The W-2 agency must ask the applicant to identify their preferred EA payee. The worker must have a discussion with the applicant about their circumstances and may advise the applicant, but it is ultimately the applicant's decision. The discussion must consider:

• The type of emergency;
• The planned living arrangement;
• The cooperation of the landlord or vendor; and
• The applicant's specific situation.

W-2 agencies must document their rationale in EA comments on how the payment recipient decision was made.

See 5.3.2 and 5.3.3 for required steps prior to payment for homeless and impending homelessness emergencies.

History: Release 24-02; Release 21-01.