Division of Family and Economic Security, Bureau of Working Families

Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual


17.4.1 Amounts and Issuance

A JALJALJob Access Loan can be approved for an amount between $25 and $1,600.

In any 12-month period, the maximum outstanding loan balance for any individual is $1,600. Individuals may have more than one open JAL, there is no limit to the number of open JALs for an individual.

Once a JAL application is approved by the W-2W-2Wisconsin Works agency’s authorized approver, a check will be generated in CARES that evening and printed the following day.

All JAL checks will be mailed to the W-2 agency for distribution.