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Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Emergency Assistance Manual |
If an EA group that consists of two caretaker relatives receives an EA payment, neither caretaker relative is eligible for an EA payment for 12 months, even if one parent moves out and creates a separate EA group.
When a household includes one caretaker relative who already received EA within the past 12 months and another caretaker relative who did not receive EA within the past 12 months, the caretaker relative who did not receive EA within the past 12 months may be included in a new EA Group. The caretaker relative who already received EA within the past 12 months must be excluded from any EA Group. (See 2.4.3 for the criteria for caretaker relative.)
EXAMPLE 1: Tia, Tyrone, and their four children received EA in July for impending homelessness. Tia moved out later that year in October. Tyrone reapplied for EA for himself and the children in December of the same year after his hours were cut at work and he could not make the rent payments. Tyrone is not eligible for EA because his last approved EA application was within the past 12 months. He is not eligible again until July of the next year (12 months after his last approved EA application).
EXAMPLE 2: In June, Julia and her daughter, Carla, applied for and received EA for impending homelessness. Julia experienced some difficulties in July of the same year and arranged for Carla to live with Julia’s sister, her Aunt Maria. Aunt Maria applied for EA with Carla in August of the same year for impending homelessness. In this scenario, Aunt Maria is the adult caretaker relative of Carla, as she exercises care and control for her, being responsible for Carla’s school attendance, medical care and other major decisions. Since Carla can be included in more than one EA Group during a 12-month timeframe, Aunt Maria and Carla may be eligible as a separate EA group.
EXAMPLE 3: Steven and his daughter Olivia received EA in February for impending homelessness. He and his wife Barbara were separated at the time. Later that year in June, Barbara moves back into the home. The family experiences flooding in August of the same year and applies for EA again. Steven is not eligible for EA again until February of the following year and is excluded from the EA group. Barbara and Olivia may be eligible for EA as a separate EA group without Steven.
History: There are no previous versions of this policy.