3.605.5 Child Support Income A.

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At initial application, current child support payments received by the assistance unit shall be considered income and counted against the need standard to determine eligibility. B. Once found eligible, child support income is excluded in the basic cash assistance grant calculation. C. For purposes of redetermination (RRR): 1. Inconsistent child support payments are not countable. Child support payments are considered consistent when received in all six (6) of the six (6) previous months. 2. Once consistency of payments has been established, current child support is averaged over the previous six (6) months. If that averaged amount is $500 or less for the household, the child support income is disregarded for both eligibility and grant calculation. If that amount is over $500 for the household, it is counted, in combination with other income, against the need standard to determine continued eligibility. 3. If found eligible, the child support income is disregarded for basic cash assistance grant calculation. D. Child support arrears are exempt income and are not used for eligibility or grant calculation.

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3.605.5 Child Support Income A.

Official source

At initial application, current child support payments received by the assistance unit shall be considered income and counted against the need standard to determine eligibility. B. Once found eligible, child support income is excluded in the basic cash assistance grant calculation. C. For purposes of redetermination (RRR): 1. Inconsistent child support payments are not countable. Child support payments are considered consistent when received in all six (6) of the six (6) previous months. 2. Once consistency of payments has been established, current child support is averaged over the previous six (6) months. If that averaged amount is $500 or less for the household, the child support income is disregarded for both eligibility and grant calculation. If that amount is over $500 for the household, it is counted, in combination with other income, against the need standard to determine continued eligibility. 3. If found eligible, the child support income is disregarded for basic cash assistance grant calculation. D. Child support arrears are exempt income and are not used for eligibility or grant calculation.