Able Bodied Adult Without Dependents
adult
a person who is 18 years old or older
AP
Absent Parent (also known as the NCP- Non-Custodial Parent)
Caretaker Supplement for Children
CAF
Combined Application Form
CARES
Client Assistance for Reemployment and Economic Support
CBRF
Community Based Residential Facility
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
child
a person's biological, step, or adopted son or daughter, regardless of age.
controlled substance
Illegal or unauthorized medicines, inhalants, drugs or narcotics including but not limited to: Marijuana, Heroin, Cocaine, LSD, Barbiturates, and Amphetamines. The term does not include distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, caffeine or tobacco.
CP
Custodial Parent
CS
Child Support
CSA
Child Support Agency
CSJ
Community Service Job
Deem means allocate income, assets, and/or expenses to the food group from an individual not in the food group
DHS
Wisconsin's Department of Health Services. Until July 1, 2008 it was known as the Department of Health and Family Services.
disregard
Disregard means do not count, exempt, or exclude
DVR
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Elderly, Blind, or Disabled
eFunds
eFunds is the current EBT vendor for Wisconsin.
EITC
Earned Income Tax Credit
emancipated minor
A married, widowed or divorced person who is at least 16 years old, a minor who has given birth, a minor emancipated by court order, a minor emancipated by parental consent or a minor living on his or her own who is not supported by parents.
EP
Employment Plan
ESS
Economic Support Specialist
Farmer's Home Administration
FNS
Food and Nutrition Service
FS
FoodShare
FSET
FoodShare Employment and Training
FSH
FoodShare Wisconsin Handbook
A program administered by counties and paid for jointly by counties and the state. This program provides monthly cash grants and medical services.
GR
General Relief
An individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence or an individual whose primary nighttime residence is:1) A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodations (such as a welfare hotel or congregate shelter), 2) A halfway house or similar institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, 3) A temporary accommodation for not more than 90 days in the residence of another individual, or 4) A place not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (a hallway, bus station, a lobby, or similar places).
HS
High School
HSED
High School Equivalency Diploma
HUD
US Department of Housing & Urban Development
Interim Assistance: Payments made to an individual who has applied for SSI. These payments are considered a loan and must be repaid to the local agency upon receipt of the individual's initial lump sum SSI payment.
IMM
Income Maintenance Manual
INS
Immigration & Naturalization Service
Interim Assistance
Payments made to an individual who has applied for SSI. These payments are considered a loan and must be repaid to the local agency upon receipt of the individual's initial lump sum SSI payment.
IPV
Intentional Program Violation
Job Access Loan
JS
Job Service
Kids Information Data System
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
LRR
Legally Responsible Relative
Medical Assistance, also known as Medicaid or Title 19
migrant
any person who temporarily leaves a principal place of residence outside of his state and comes to this state for not more than 10 months in a year to accept seasonal employment in the planting, cultivating, raising, harvesting, handling, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading, or storing of any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state
minor
someone less than 18 years old who is under the parental control of an adult food unit member
Non-Custodial Parent
NLRR
Nonlegally Responsible Relative
NMCP
Nonmarital Coparent
non-participating household
a food unit or AG that is closed and not receiving FS benefits.
Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance
Purchase and Prepare
parent
a person's biological, step, or adoptive mother or father regardless of age. Parenthood doesn't have to be verified
parental control
an adult providing parental control acts as a parent would toward the minor child. A minor child is considered under parental control if the child is financially or otherwise dependent on a member of the household. Foster care providers do not meet the parental control definition.
participating household
a food unit or AG that is still open and receiving FS benefits
postal holiday
1) January 1 - New Year's Day, 2) Third Monday in January -Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday , 3) Third Monday in February - Washington's Birthday (President's Day), 4) Last Monday in May - Memorial Day, 5) July 4 - Independence Day, 6) First Monday in September - Labor Day, 7) Second Monday in October - Columbus Day, 8) Second Monday in November - Veterans Day Observed, 9) Fourth Thursday in November - Thanksgiving Day, 10) December 25 - Christmas Day
PWE
Primary Wage Earner
Quality Assurance
QC
Quality Control
Request For Assistance
RNIP
Relief for Needy Indian Persons
RRB
Railroad Retirement Board
Self-employment Income Report Form
sibling
brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, stepsister, and siblings related through adoption
spouse
A person recognized by Wisconsin law as another person's legal husband or wife. Wisconsin does not recognize common law marriage.
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
SSN
Social Security Number
stepparent
The spouse of a person who is the biological parent of a child. A stepparent that is divorced from a biological parent is no longer considered a stepparent.
SUA
Standard Utility Allowance
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TPL
Third Party Liability
Unemployment Compensation
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
Veterans Affairs
VISTA
Volunteers In Service To America
Wisconsin Works
W-2T
W-2 Transition employment position
WIA
Workforce Investment Act (replaced JTPA - Job Training Partnership Act)
WIC
Women, Infant's, and Children Supplemental Food Program