4.4 Eligibility Review

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 reviewed and reconfirmed every 12 months. The local agency worker is responsible for this process. The CARES system will automatically identify when a CTS case needs review and will trigger notice of the impending review for the worker and SSI parent. Reviews may be face-to-face, by phone, or by mail, and the signature of the SSI parent on any review documents does not need to be witnessed.

A 12-month certification period will be 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.

This page last updated in Release Number: 19-01
Release Date: 9/10/2019
Effective Date: 9/10/2019

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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