8.3.1 IPV Penalties Overview

If the W-2Wisconsin Works agency determines that an individual has committed an IPVIntentional Program Violation, the W-2 agency must impose an IPV penalty denying EAEmergency Assistance payments to the individual for the following timeframes:

1.             Six months for the first IPV;

2.             One year for the second IPV; and

3.             Permanently for the third IPV.

If the IPV was the result of a denied EA application, the penalty period begins the first day of the month following the IPV determination.

If the applicant already received an EA payment, an IPV may still be determined and a penalty applied. Since all individuals who receive an EA payment are not eligible to receive EA for 12 months following the EA application date, if the EA IPV was the result of an approved EA application, the penalty period begins the day following the end of this 12-month timeframe.

If the W-2 agency suspects that fraud may have occurred in more than one public assistance program, the W-2 agency should communicate with other affected programs so they can conduct an investigation as well. (See W-2 Manual 13.6.1)

History: Release 21-01; Release 13-01.