The purpose of this Operations Memo is to announce the FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA), new Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), and federal standard deductions for meals provided by self-employed child care providers for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024. FFY 2024 is October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.

This operations memo announces changes to the FoodShare work requirement for members who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) as required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023.

The purpose of this operations memo is to announce a policy change removing the work requirement for education as an approved activity for Wisconsin Shares.

This operations memo announces a change to the timeframe in which FoodShare and Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits are expunged from Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.

This memo announces a change to the required time frame in which the agency worker must contact the parent for a scheduled interview and to remove the requirement for face-to-face interviews for parents with a prior Intentional Program Violation (IPV).

This operations memo provides a policy change related to when travel time must be verified for Wisconsin Shares child care authorizations.

This operations memo announces the restarting of FoodShare overpayment claims with the end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023.