4.6.1  Relocation into or out of Milwaukee County or Between Balance of State W-2 Agencies

4.6.1.1 Relocation within a BOS W-2 Agency’s Boundaries

W-2Wisconsin Works participants who relocate into Milwaukee from the BOSBalance of State must reapply at the W-2 agency serving the address to which they have relocated.

W-2 participants who relocate out of Milwaukee into the BOS or between BOS W-2 agencies must reapply at the W-2 agency that serves the county into which the individual has relocated. The individual may reapply at any of that agency’s office locations. However, the agency must enroll the applicant in the W-2 Eligibility and Work Program offices for the county in which the applicant now resides.

Any time a participant relocates and will be served by a new W-2 agency, the outgoing W-2 agency must determine when to end-date the employment position according to the needs of the participant, W-2 employer/work training provider, and agency.

If a participant in a CMFCase Management Follow-Up or CMF+Case Management Follow-Up Plus placement relocates into or out of Milwaukee or between BOS W-2 agencies, the participant cannot be enrolled into the incoming agency, nor may the participant remain in an open placement with the current W-2 agency. The CMF or CMF+ placement may not transfer and must be closed at the originating agency when the participant leaves the county. The FEP at the originating agency must close the CMF or CMF+ placement and end the W-2 episode. If the individual loses the employment that led to the CMF or CMF+ placement while enrolled in W-2, the individual may reapply for W-2 in the county where the individual has relocated.

To end the employment position, the outgoing agency must end-date the placement on the CWWCARES Worker Web W-2 Placements page so that CARES will generate the final payment for activities completed during the last participation period. The outgoing agency must also end the EP and disenroll the case in WWPWisconsin Work Programs.

The incoming agency must treat the individual as an applicant. (See 1.4.4) When deciding on services for the individual, the incoming agency should consider the individual’s past W-2 experience, including prior placements.

4.6.1.1 Relocation within a BOS W-2 Agency’s Boundaries

W-2 participants in the BOSBalance of State who relocate to a different county but remain with the same W-2 agency do not have to reapply. These participants may continue to receive services at any of the agency’s office locations. However, the agency must transfer the case to the W-2 Eligibility and WPWork Programs offices for the county in which the participant now resides.

History: Release 21-07; Release 19-02; Release 16-01; Release 13-01.