Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
An individual who is in a Wisconsin Shares Assistance Group (AG) and who is incarcerated for 30 calendar days or less will remain in the Wisconsin Shares AG, unless a child support referral has been made.
An individual who is in a Wisconsin Shares AG and who is incarcerated for more than 30 calendar days must be excluded from the AG. The parent remaining in the AG must cooperate with child support requirements, as necessary. CWW generates Prisoner discrepancies that identify incarcerated individuals who are listed as a member of a Wisconsin Shares AG (see Process Help Section 44.4.2.3 and Appendix IV – Local Agency Program Integrity Management).
An individual is not incarcerated for Wisconsin Shares purposes if living in the home under a restricted release, such as:
Work release
Home monitoring
Other alternatives to incarceration
This section last updated 12/1/2022