4.4 Eligibility Renewal

Eligibility for CTSCaretaker Supplement - An additional amount of monthly cash benefit provided to certain SSI recipients in Wisconsin who reside with their dependent children. Wisconsin funds this benefit with a combination of state dollars and its federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant. must be renewed every 12 months. The IMIncome Maintenance agency worker is responsible for this process. CARES automatically identifies when a CTS case needs a renewal and will send a renewal notice to the SSI parent. Renewals may be face-to-face, by phone, or by mail, and the signature of the SSI parent on any renewal documents does not need to be witnessed.

A 12-month certification period is set at application and renewal. When a FoodShare or Health Care renewal is completed, the agency should also collect the asset and school enrollment information needed to consider it a CTS renewal as well.

Every SSI parent is granted one grace month of eligibility before a CTS case will close due to lack of an eligibility renewal.

Example:

Susan’s renewal is due in October. If her renewal is not completed by Adverse Action her case will not close. If the renewal is not completed by November Adverse Action, her case will close.

This page last updated in Release Number: 20-01
Release Date: 11/23/20
Effective Date: 11/23/20

The information concerning the Caretaker Supplement program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with Section 49.775 of the Wisconsin Statutes and Chapters HA 3 and DHS 2 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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