How does tanf affect child support

Washington is the most recent state to implement child support pass-through payments, passing Senate Bill in This bill becomes effective June 11, Since passage of that legislation in , the Colorado Department of Human Services has been evaluating the program and recently released a one-page overview of the initial findings as well as a recorded presentation.

Below is a chart of 52 states and territories and whether they have a pass-through and disregard policy, the amount of the pass-through and the statutory or code citation. Alaska Stat. Code tit. Code Regs. To contest the manner of distribution, make your request for an administrative hearing in writing and include:.

DCS IN. Find an IN. The amount of child support assigned to the state each month will be the lesser of the following: The amount of TANF benefits received for that month; or The amount of child support due to the recipient during that month. The Indiana Child Support Bureau sends a monthly accounting of child support collected to individuals who: Receive or have received TANF benefits in the past; Are owed child support for months in which the individual received TANF benefits; Have not had their TANF benefits repaid from child support collected on their behalf; and Have child support payments that have been collected during the timeframe identified in the notice.

Finally, any other amounts will be paid out of child support collections after the above balances are paid. You receive TANF for yourself and one child. You have no other income. This is the "pass-through" payment. However, if you have other income, your "gap" payment may be less than shown on the "maximum gap" chart. If you get less than the maximum TANF grant for your family size, then you will not get a "gap" payment.

Look at the chart of maximum TANF grants below. The standard TANF amount is in the top row of the chart below. If you are getting less than the amount shown on the chart for your family size because you have other income like earnings , then you will not get a "gap" payment.

This is because your other income already "fills the gap. The "gap" is the difference between the maximum TANF payments and a higher "standard of need" amount. You have one child and you work part-time. You do not qualify for the TANF "special housing need. The State will keep the rest of the child support. According to DHHS rules, your earnings already "filled the gap" amount. If you have other income, but you still get the maximum TANF grant, you should still get a "gap" payment.

Here is how to figure out the amount. You need to know how much other income was counted in figuring your TANF grant for this month. If you are working, for example, some of you earnings are "disregarded.