Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
A parent assumes the full cost of care when the parent’s copayment equals or exceeds the subsidy amount. This means that a parent will not receive any subsidy even though the child is eligible for an authorization. A parent may assume the full cost of care during any Copayment Period.
Agency workers must not end eligibility or end the authorization due to the parent(s) assuming the full cost of care. An Assistance Group (AG) can retain eligibility as long as they continue to meet financial and nonfinancial requirements. The authorization must remain in place because a family may need to request more hours or report a decrease in income at any time. However, a parent may request that the local agency end the authorization at any time, and the local agency must comply with this request.
See Appendix III - Benefit Calculation Examples for examples of how CSAW calculates benefits in this scenario.
This section last updated 12/1/2022