DDES Memo Series 2006-01
ACTION MEMO
To: Area Administrators/Assistant Area Administrators
Bureau Directors
County Departments of Human Services Directors
County Departments of Social Services Directors
Section Chiefs/Licensing Chiefs
From: Burnie Bridge, Administrator
Division of Children and Family Services
Sinikka Santala, Administrator
Division of Disability and Elder Services
RE: SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - 2006 ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Updates Memo Series DCFS 2005-01/Action
and Memo Series DDE 2005-01 /Action
Document Summary
This document provides information on the 2006 Social Services Block
Grant.
This memo states the eligibility categories and standards for the 2006
Social Services Block Grant.
The eligibility categories are:
1. Recipients of Medical Assistance.
2. Individuals with income at 75 percent or below the state's median
income. The income eligibility standard for all Social Services Block
Grant services has been revised (Attachment A) to reflect the estimated
2006 median income for Wisconsin as published in the Federal Register.
3. For child care services, families whose gross income is equal to or
less than 165 percent of poverty. Families continue to be eligible up to
200 percent of poverty after initial eligibility at 165 percent of
poverty. They must also meet the W-2 asset standard and cooperate with
child support determination.
To determine child care eligibility for foster and court-ordered
kinship care, the income and asset amounts of the children's natural
parent(s) must be determined. Natural parents are defined as the
biological or adoptive parents of the children. The natural parent(s) must
meet the $2,500 asset limit, the $10,000 vehicle exemption, and must have
income at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Limit (FPL).
4. Counties shall continue to provide services funded by the Social
Service Block Grant to "qualified aliens," as defined by Section
402(b) of the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act."
ACTION SUMMARY STATEMENT: (1) County Departments of Social/Human
Services must establish the following written policies:
a. a list of social services which will be provided by the department;
b. where people will be referred for Supportive Home Care, Family
Planning and Specialized Transportation services, and how the counties
will ensure that cost is not a barrier to receipt of these services;
c. eligibility for services (including assets and targeting, if such
eligibility policies are used);
d. a schedule of fees to be charged for social services; and,
e. procedures to follow if a client wishes to request a fair hearing.
These policies must be kept on file and made available to the public.
(2) Counties will be required to report on services provided and actual
expenditures on the Human Services Reporting System (HSRS), DMT-600 and
CFS-942 (total expenses) and the Human Services Revenue Report.
REGIONAL OFFICE CONTACT: Area Administrators
CENTRAL OFFICE CONTACT: Paul Minkus
Division of Children and Family Services
(608) 266-8420
MEMO WEB SITE: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/partners/local.htm
Attachments:
Wisconsin State Median Income CY 2006 (PDF,
9 KB)
Social Services Block Grant Information (PDF,
24 KB)
cc County Departments of Community Programs Directors
County Departments of Developmental Disabilities Services Directors
Tribal Chairpersons/Human Services Facilitators
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