Economic Support

The Economic Support Unit manages financial assistance programs to help residents sustain and/or improve their quality-of-life through helping meet basic living and healthcare needs. The programs that are managed by this unit include the following federally-funded programs:  

BadgerCare Plus (BC+)    

Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled    

Foodshare also known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

Caretaker Supplement (CTS)     

Wisconsin Shares – Child Care subsidy    

Child Care Certification      

4C Helping Communities Help Children- Provider resources and services  

Your Guide to Regulated Child Care   

 Are you looking for a Child Care Provider?   

Informational Resources for Wisconsin Shares and YoungStar:

Wisconsin Shares Brochures 

YoungStar Brochures:     

Give Your Child a Great Start

How to Read the Stars  

YoungStar Fact Sheets:     

Interviewing Providers: What to Ask Before You Choose

Reading the Stars: Choosing Child Care with YoungStar

Finding Child Care for Children with Special Needs

Getting the Most Out of Child Care: Family Engagement

Your Child's Nutrition: At Home & Away from Home

Know the Milestones: Monitoring Your Child's Development

Wisconsin Home Energy (WHEAP)    

• Energy Assistance Programs
• How to apply for Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP):

              1. Online at:    Home Energy

              2. Call:  1-608-930-9801

              3. WHEAP Application: 

Mail to:        Iowa County Department of Social Services

                        303 W Chapel Street – Suite 2300

                        Dodgeville, WI  53530

Fax to:           1-608-935-0371

Email to:      icdss@iowacounty.org

To apply for all forms of BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid, Child Care and FoodShare you can do the following:     

To apply by phone  , call the Southern Consortium Call Center* at 1 (888) 794-5780 between 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday. Call Thursdays between 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.   

To apply in person  , visit the Iowa County Dept. of Social Services.   

To apply by mail  , request/complete an application for each program you are applying for and send the completed application and any proof/verification to:               

     CDPU     

     PO Box 5234     

     Janesville, WI 53547-5234

or  Fax to: 1 (855) 293-1822   

or              Drop off in person at:               

   Iowa County Dept. of Social Services   

   303 W. Chapel Street, Suite 2300   

   Dodgeville, WI 53533   

To Report Fraud, click here to file a complaint  : 

Wisconsin Shares Child Care, W-2, Adoption Assistance, Kinship Care and Refugee Services  or 1 (877) 302-3728   

Medicaid, BadgerCare Plus, WIC or FoodShare Program  or 1 (877) 865-3432   

*A consortium is made up of a group of county agencies that determine enrollment and ongoing case management. You can request services at any of the county agencies within your consortium. The following counties are part of the Southern Consortium:   

Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, and Rock.   

You can also call the Southern Consortium Call Center 1 (888) 794-5780 to:   

• Get information about programs & eligibility or ask questions about your case,   
• Set eligibility filing date for programs,   
• Complete your interactive interview or schedule an intake interview appointment,   
• Process eligibility renewals for ongoing benefits,   
• Report address, income, expense, and asset changes,   
• Report anyone moving in/out of the household, or   
• Report pregnancy and pregnancy end.   

Central Data Processing Unit  (CDPU)

All paper applications and verification items should be MAILED to CDPU, PO Box 5234, Janesville, WI 53547-5234, 

FAXED to 1-855-293-1822, or 

SCANNED AND SUBMITTED thru www.access.wi.gov

Original documents mailed to the CDPU will NOT be returned.