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Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual |
2.10.8.1 60-Month Federal Lifetime Limit
2.10.8.2 48-Month State Lifetime Limit
2.10.8.3 24-Month Placement Time Limit
2.10.8.4 CMC Participant Time Limit Extensions
The CMC placement is for eligible parents with newborns. (See 7.4.5)
Whether a participant’s time in a CMC placement counts against the 24-month placement time limit, 48-month state lifetime limit, or 60-month federal lifetime limit depends on the participant’s W-2 placement history and the timing of the child’s birth.
Time Limit Type |
CMC placement months count |
| 24-Month Placement Time Limit | Only if the: 1. Child is born more than 10 months (304 days) after the date the individual was first determined eligible for AFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement; and 2. Participant moved directly into a CMC from a TEMP, W-2 T, or CSJ placement. |
| 48-Month State Lifetime Limit | Only if the child is born more than 10 months (304 days) after the date the individual was first determined eligible for AFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement. |
| 60-Month Federal Lifetime Limit | Only when there is a W-2 T or CSJ placement immediately preceding the CMC placement. |
2.10.8.1 60-Month Federal Lifetime Limit
CMC placement months count toward the 60-month federal lifetime limit only if the payment is considered ongoing cash assistance. The CMC payment is considered ongoing cash assistance when there is a W-2 T or CSJ placement immediately preceding the CMC placement.
CMC placement months do not count toward the federal lifetime limit when:
There is a gap after any previous W-2 Paid Employment Position (CSJ or W-2 T) or there is no previous W-2 T or CSJ placement.
The individual moves to the CMC placement directly from a W-2 case management, TEMP, or ARP placement.
| EXAMPLE 1: Lanye was in a W-2 T placement for nine months before having a baby. She then moved directly into the CMC placement. Because she moved directly from a W-2 T placement to a CMC placement, the CMC months will count against the 60-month federal lifetime limit. Since Lanye had the baby less than 10 months after she was first determined eligible for the W-2 T placement, the CMC months will not count towards her 48-month state lifetime limit. |
| EXAMPLE 2: Renee has never received W-2 or AFDC in the past. Renee applied for W-2 and was placed in an ARP placement. When Renee had her baby, she moved to a CMC placement. Because Renee has never been determined eligible for AFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement, the CMC months will not count toward the 60-month federal lifetime limit. |
For more information on the 60-month federal lifetime limit, see 2.10.9.
2.10.8.2 48-Month State Lifetime Limit
CMC placement months count toward the 48-month state lifetime limit only if the child is born more than 10 months (304 days) after the date the individual is first determined eligible forAFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement.
The 304-day period must be counted from the first W-2 Employment Position placement begin date.
CMC placement months do not count toward the 48-month state lifetime limit when:
The CMC participant’s child is born less than 10 months from the date the individual was first determined eligible for AFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement;
Eligibility was determined prior to October 1, 1996; or
The birth was the result of sexual assault or incest and the incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and law enforcement authorities.
| EXAMPLE 1: Rochelle was in a W-2 T placement for 24 months before having a baby. She then moved directly into the CMC placement. Because it has been more than 10 months since she was first found eligible for the W-2 T placement, the CMC months will count against the 48-month state lifetime limit. |
| EXAMPLE 2: Julie, a former W-2 participant, has a child, applies for W-2, and is found eligible for CMC. She was first determined eligible for a CSJ two years prior to her current application. Therefore, the months in CMC will count against the 48-month state lifetime limit because her baby was born more than 10 months after she was first determined eligible for a CSJ. |
2.10.8.3 24-Month Placement Time Limit
CMC placement months count toward a 24-month placement time limit only if the:
1. Child is born more than 10 months (304 days) after the date the individual is first determined eligible for AFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement; and
2. Participant moved directly into a CMC from a TEMP, W-2 T, or CSJ placement.
The 304-day period must be counted from the first employment position placement begin date.
Months will count against the 24-month placement time limit of the employment position placement from which they moved. The participant will be in a CMC placement, but the 24-month placement time limit months used will reflect their previous employment position.
| EXAMPLE 1: Matilda was in a CSJ placement for 24 months before having a baby. She then moved directly from the CSJ placement to the CMC placement. Because she moved directly from a paid employment position placement to a CMC placement, the CMC months will count toward the CSJ 24-month placement time limit. |
EXAMPLE 2: Latashia was in a CSJ placement, for one year and left the W-2 program. Two years later, she applies for W-2 and is placed directly in a CMC placement. Because Latashia did not move directly from a TEMP, W-2 T, or CSJ placement to the CMC placement, the CMC months will not count toward a 24-month placement time limit. |
2.10.8.4 CMC Participant Time Limit Extensions
CMC participants are automatically eligible for the 24-month placement time limit and 48-month state lifetime limit extensions.
The FEP must enter a time limit extension covering the time until the child turns 8 weeks of age and review the CMC case prior to the end of the eight-week CMC time period, to determine if the CMC participant wants and is eligible for continued W-2 services.
If the participant would like additional W-2 services or cash assistance after the child turns 8 weeks of age, the FEP must follow normal eligibility determination policies, including time limit extension eligibility, if necessary.
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