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Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual |
17.2.1.1
JAL Eligibility for Minor Custodial Parents
17.2.1.2
JAL Eligibility for Noncustodial Parents
17.2.1.3
Additional Eligibility Criteria for Vehicle-Related Requests
An applicant must meet the following criteria to be eligible for a JAL:
1. Be a Custodial Parent (CP) (See 2.3.1 for adult CPs or 17.2.1.1 for minor CPs) or
3. Meet W-2 nonfinancial and financial eligibility criteria (W-2 Manual Chapters 2 and 3);
4. Need the loan to address an immediate and discrete financial crisis that is not the result of a failure to accept a bona fide job offer or due to termination without good cause.
5. The individual must either:
· Be employed and need the loan to continue employment; or
· Need the loan to obtain employment.
6. Not be in default in the repayment of any current JAL or cash assistance overpayment recoupment;
7. Not be a migrant worker; and
8. Have a repayment plan with
a. A budget demonstrating the ability to repay the JAL in cash (See 17.2.3);
b. An agreed-upon monthly repayment plan, reflecting cash payment and in-kind community service, developed between the W-2 agency and applicant (See 17.5.1);
c. A repayment timeframe of 12-months or less, that can be extended to total 24 months during a repayment renegotiation; and
d. A JAL outstanding balance that does not exceed $1,600.
JAL applicants who meet eligibility requirements are not entitled to a loan but may be approved when JAL funding is available.
If the JAL applicant is a minor custodial parent, the minor parent must:
1. Turn 18 years of age within two months of applying for the JAL;
2. Live in one of the following supervised, alternative living arrangements:
a. Kinship care;
b. Foster home;
c. Group home; or
d. An adult supervised independent living arrangement approved by the W-2 agency; and
3. Have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Eligible NCP applicants must have an active child support order and one or more of the following must apply to the custodial parent of their child:
1. In a W-2 placement (paid or unpaid);
2. Receiving Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program; or
3. Receiving FoodShare.
For a JAL requested for the purchase or repair of a vehicle, the applicant must provide:
1. Proof of a current driver’s license.
· The FEP must search the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s status check webpage to verify an applicant’s driver’s license is current.
· The FEP must print a copy of the documentation to scan into ECF with code VI.
2. Proof of motor vehicle insurance.
· The FEP must pend JAL eligibility until an applicant provides a minimum of two quotes for motor vehicle liability insurance.
· Upon receipt of the quotes, the FEP may confirm eligibility but must not disburse the check until the JAL recipient gives proof of having motor vehicle liability insurance.
· Proof of motor vehicle insurance may be in print or electronic format (Wis. Stat. § 344.62).
· The FEP must scan documentation into ECF with code VI.
3. A JAL applicant on probation, parole, or extended supervision needs proof of permission from their supervising officer to purchase a vehicle.
· Proof of permission can be a written statement from an applicant’s probation, parole, or extended supervision agent.
· Permission given on Wisconsin Department of Corrections letterhead or sent via e-mail from the state e-mail system to the FEP is allowed as documentation of proof.
· The FEP must scan documentation into ECF with code VI.
History: Release 24-10; Release 24-04:Release 18-03; Release 14-01.