9.3.1  Family Stabilization Payments

Family stabilization payments are payments designed to meet participants’ needs at the beginning of a W-2Wisconsin Works episode and qualify as a Non-Recurrent, Short-term Benefit under the TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families definition of assistance.

These payments are an important piece of providing a whole family approach to meeting participants’ needs.

Participants are not required to repay family stabilization payments.

There is no limit on the family stabilization payment amount and the W-2 agency should support the full need amount when possible.

However, payments more than $3,000 must have Contract Administration Section Manager approval. (See 19.3.3)

History:Release 24-13; Release 24-08; Release 20-03; Release 13-03.