Division of Family and Economic Security, Bureau of Working Families

Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual

6.4.1 Participation Statuses

While not part of the EPEPEmployability Plan, Participation Statuses represent factors that may impact an individual’s EP activity assignments, and must be taken into consideration when developing the EP.

Participation statuses do not have scheduled hours associated with them and do not require participation tracking.

The following are available statuses to report for W-2W-2Wisconsin Works participants:

Status

Report Status When

CD – Caring for Disabled Child (Valid for W-2)

An individual is providing care to a dependent child with a disability or incapacitation.

Documentation of the need for the participant to be the sole provider of care must be provided. See 7.4.2.1 for acceptable forms of documentation.

Reporting this status will exclude the participant from Federal Work Participation calculations.

CF– Caring for Other Family Member (Valid for W-2)

An individual is providing care to an adult W-2 Group member with a disability or incapacitation.

Documentation of the need for the participant to be the sole provider of care must be provided. See 7.4.2.1 for acceptable forms of documentation.

Reporting this status will exclude the participant from Federal Work Participation calculations.

EC – Child Care for Employment Skills Training (Valid for W-2 with a two-year maximum)

A W-2 participant is receiving FEPFEPFinancial and Employment Planner-authorized child care to enable the participant to engage in voluntary educational and training activities.

EI – Employer Intervention Services* (Valid for W-2 and Learnfare)

Services are directed at the employer to facilitate the resolution of job retention barriers faced by the participant. These services may include:

  • Enhancing communication channels between the employer and participant;
  • Employer counseling;
  • Providing acceptable worksite accommodations; and
  • Other on-site interventions with the employer.

FA – Formal Assessment Pending

An individual placed in a W-2 TW-2 T  or CSJCSJCommunity Service Job has agreed to and is referred for a formal assessment but has not yet completed the assessment.

Participants cannot receive a payment reduction for nonparticipation recorded for assigned activities on days with this status open. (See 5.5.7)

SD–SS(D)I Advocacy/Application

The W-2 participant is in the process of applying for SSISSISupplemental Security Income or SSDISSDISocial Security Disability Insurance and the W-2 agency or another provider is providing related services.

Examples include meeting with an SSI advocate or attorney, working with the FEP on filling out the SSI forms, attending hearings, etc.

*Note: This status is used to record employer intervention services provided by the W-2 agency. To record employment retention activities required by the participant, use the Job Retention Services (JR) activity code on the individual’s EP.