19.2.3  Transportation Assistance and Time Limits

A W-2Wisconsin Works applicant or participant who receives transportation assistance is subject to all TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families requirements pertaining to the 60-month federal lifetime limit and other nonfinancial requirements. (See 2.2.1)

However, transportation assistance will not use a month toward the 60-month federal lifetime limit and 48-month state lifetime limit for:

·        W-2 participants in CSJCommunity Service Job, pro-rated CSJ, W-2 TW-2 Transition, and some CMC placements (See 2.10.8) as the participant will already be using a federal month due to the receipt of TANF cash assistance.

·        W-2 participants in an unpaid, case management only, placement if any of the following apply:

·        They are employed for at least one hour per month;

·        They are engaged in job search/readiness activities requiring child care;

·        The transportation is not provided for longer than four months; or

·        The transportation services are provided via a group transportation or transportation capacity building project (e.g., someone who rides a TANF funded expanded bus route is not receiving assistance because the service does not have a direct monetary value to the individual family).

When transportation assistance will use a federal and state month of assistance, the FEPFinancial and Employment Planner must explain the potential impact and help the applicant or participant weigh the cost of using months of lifetime eligibility against the benefit of the service before assistance is given.

History:Release 24-10; Release 21-09; Release 13-03.