Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
The annual updates to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) used in eligibility determination and copayment calculation can result in a change to the family's FPL and resulting copayment per hour. The update may cause the family to move to a lower Copayment Period as of the effective date of the annual updates but cannot result in the family moving to a higher Copayment Period.
An update to the Wisconsin Shares County and Tribal Subsidy Maximum Rates (see 18.5.1) can impact the maximum rates used for the subsidy calculation as of the effective date of the new Maximum Rates. Unlike copayments and FPL amounts, maximum rates are not updated annually.
| Note: New FPL numbers and Maximum Rates are published with an effective date of the first of the following month. |
This section last updated 10/1/2023