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MS 1230 (1) Volume 1 – General Administration MS 1230 – R. 1/1/26 – OMTL-689 Retained Child Support Consider child support retained by the Agency when calculating any Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) or Kinship Care (KC) claim. A. [Retained support is the amount of collected support reported by the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) minus collections forwarded (e.g., escrow) to the recipient as verified on the DCSS External Search accessed from the Kentucky Online Gateway (KOG). B. If retained child support is equal to or more than the benefits issued for a month (before benefit reduction), there is no claim. C. If the absent parent is known, access the DCSS External Search to determine the retained support by DCSS. 1. Launch the DCSS External Search application from KOG and select participant/case inquiry to determine if child/spousal support is paid. 2. Use the column “Distribution Date (MM/YYYY)” on the DCSS Payment Distribution Inquiry Screen to determine the month of receipt. 3. Use the column “CSUP Retained by State” to determine the amount of State retained support for the month. 4. If more than one payment is received during the month, the screen will display the total dollars distributed to the participant and/or retained by the State. D. Calculate the amount of child support kept by the state and compare that monthly amount to the amount of benefits issued for each month of the potential claim. 1. If the retained child support for an individual month equals or is greater than the KTAP benefits received for that month, no claim exists for that month. Update the Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment System (IEES) to show the claim was not established. Example:The individual received $235 KTAP benefits. The individual was only entitled to $150. Child support was retained in the amount of $235. 2. If the retained child support for the month is less than the KTAP issued, subtract the corrected benefit amount for that month from retained child support. Deduct the remaining child support from the overpayment for that month. Example:$210 of KTAP benefits is issued. The correct amount is $100. Child support of $140 was retained by DCSS.] Calculate using the following steps: