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1994.06.24 : Wisconsin Welfare Waiver

Contact:  ACF                 David Siegel
Friday, June 24, 1994         202 401-9215


     HHS Deputy Secretary Walter D. Broadnax today approved a
welfare demonstration program for Wisconsin known as the AFDC
Benefit Cap(ABC) Demonstration Project.

     "We remain committed to working with states so they receive
expeditious and careful review of their welfare waiver proposals,"
Broadnax said.

     Under ABC, Wisconsin will not provide, except under certain
conditions, any additional benefits to existing Aid to Families with
Dependent Children cases due to the birth of a child when the birth
occurs more than 10 calendar months after implementation of the
demonstration.  

     New AFDC cases will receive no additional benefits when the
birth occurs more than 10 calendar months after both the
implementation date of the demonstration and the application or
reapplication for AFDC benefits.  However, additional children will
remain eligible for Medicaid benefits and food stamps.

     All AFDC recipients will be offered family planning services
and instructions on parenting skills.

     "State flexibility and testing different approaches to
encourage responsibility continue to be factors in our review of
proposed state demonstrations," said Mary Jo Bane, assistant
secretary for children and families. "I look forward to reviewing
the results of this demonstration."

     The demonstration will be implemented statewide no earlier than
Jan. 1, 1995, and no later than Jan. 1, 1996.  A rigorous evaluation
is required.