Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
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Parents cannot be in an Approved Activity Search Period (ACTS) and then immediately follow it with a Temporary Break Period (TBRK), and vice versa. There must be a verified approved activity between Activity Break Periods, even if the months of the Activity Break Periods are consecutive.
There is not a minimum number of days that a parent must be engaged in an approved activity to qualify for a new Activity Break Period, but the approved activity must be verified. If any verification received appears questionable, local agencies must follow the guidance in Section 7.6.
| Example: Celeste is in an ACTS period from November 1 – January 31 following a job loss in October. On January 9, Celeste reports that she obtained new employment, but only worked for a week. Celeste provides the only paystub she received to verify the employment on January 12. The agency worker updates the Approved Activity Status in CWW to EMPL for January and runs with dates to confirm eligibility for January. Next, the agency worker goes back to the Approved Activity Status page in CWW and updates the Approved Activity to ACTS for February. The agency worker runs and confirms eligibility. Although it appears that Celeste had consecutive ACTS periods (November to January and February to April), she did have verified employment between the two (2) ACTS periods. |
This section last updated 12/1/2022