Section 120.06. Financial eligibility.

  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 (3) (b) , 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. The agency shall determine the amount of assets available to the group in accordance with s. DCF 101.09 (3) (a) .

History: Cr. Register, October, 1999, No. 526 , eff. 11-1-99; corrections in (3) (intro.) and (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; CR 09-059 : r. and recr. Register December 2009 No. 648 , eff. 1-1-10.