Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration

Wisconsin Shares Handbook

9.1 Children in Out-of-Home Care

Wisconsin Shares does not allow categorical eligibility for any families. Foster parents, subsidized guardians, interim caretakers, and relatives caring for a child must meet the same eligibility requirements, including verification of approved activity, just as all other families are required to do.

There are two (2) exceptions to this:

• Parents who are caring for a child that is not their biological or adopted child are not required to cooperate with the Child Support Agency (CSA) for that child (see 4.7.1).

• There is an alternate financial eligibility test for foster care parents, subsidized guardians, interim caretakers, relatives with court-ordered placement AND who receive a Kinship Care payment, and individuals caring for children in tribal placement homes under a substantially similar Wisconsin tribal law (see 9.2).

For Wisconsin Shares, relatives with court-ordered placement includes a relative with legal placement under Wis. Stat. Chs. 48 or 938.

This section last updated 12/1/2022