Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 101-199 - Family and Economic Security
Chapter DCF 120 - Emergency Assistance
Section DCF 120.06 - Financial eligibility
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 120.06
Current through August 26, 2024
To be eligible for emergency assistance, all of the following conditions shall be met:
(1) INCOME. The gross income of the emergency assistance group may not exceed 115% of the poverty line. The agency shall determine the amount of income available to the group in accordance with s. DCF 101.09 (4) except any of the following grants received in the month of the emergency is not counted:
(a) Kinship care payments under s.
48.57(3m) or (3n), Stats.
(b) Foster care payments under s.
48.62,
Stats., if the payment is on behalf of a child who is a
relative.
(2) ASSETS. The assets of the emergency assistance group may not exceed $2,500 in combined equity value. In determining the combined equity value of assets under this subsection, the agency shall exclude all of the following:
(a) The equity value of vehicles up to a
total equity value of $10,000. In this paragraph, "equity value of vehicles"
means the trade-in value of the vehicles as given in a standard guide on motor
vehicle values or as estimated by a sales representative at a local car
dealership, minus any debts secured by the vehicles.
(b) One home that serves as the homestead for
the emergency assistance group.
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