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Updates for local agencies, community-based organizations, and providers who provide assistance to members of Wisconsin's health and nutrition public assistance programs.
FoodShare Work Requirement Updates Related to the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act
Some adult FoodShare members without children in the home need to meet a work requirement to keep getting FoodShare benefits. The recently enacted 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act changes the age range for members who need to meet the FoodShare work requirement. It also adds three new exemptions for members who are experiencing homelessness; who are former foster care youth; or who are veterans.
Currently, the age range for members who may need to meet the work requirement is 18-49. However, this will change starting on September 1, 2023:
- On September 1, 2023, the age range will change to 18-50.
- On October 1, 2023, the age range will change to 18-52.
- On October 1, 2024, the age range will change to 18-54.
If a member needs to meet the work requirement to get FoodShare benefits, they will get a letter that will let them know.
Members can also start utilizing new exemptions to the work requirement as of August 14. Members may now be exempt and not need to meet the FoodShare work requirement if:
- They are experiencing homelessness.
- They are an 18—24-year-old who was in foster care, a subsidized guardianship, or court-ordered kinship care, when they turned 18.
- They are a veteran, defined as a person who served in the United States Armed Forces (the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, or Armed Forces Reserve) who has been discharged or released under any condition.
The full list of exemptions to the FoodShare work requirement can be found on the DHS website. DHS is updating our letters to let members know about the age range changes and the new exemptions available to them. If a member thinks they qualify for one or more of these new exemptions, they should tell their agency.
Policy changes related to 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act are unrelated to Wisconsin’s FoodShare work requirement reinstatement plan, and do not result in any changes to it. More information about Wisconsin’s FoodShare work requirement reinstatement plan can be found in a recent partner email, on the DHS website, and in Operations Memo 23-20.
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