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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-620-FITAP Types of Income Effective Date May 1, 2023

26 of 28 Example: Court ordered child support of $100 was counted for 12 months, but no child support was received. The absent parent began paying $150 per month. $100 is for the current obligation and $50 is for arrearages. The child support that was previously counted but not received equals $1200 ($100 x 12 months = $1200). Only count $100 per month until the $1200 arrearage amount is paid.

B-620-8-5-FITAP - PR Budgeting Child Support Income Including Two-Parent Households

To determine the amount of income to budget for child support, look at each individual's situation.

If the client is receiving fluctuating child support income from the absent parent or through IV-D, do the following:

● Look at the past income received and,

● Discuss with the client what income is expected to be received in the future.

● Use both sources to average prospective income.

Note: Usually a six-month average is a good indicator of what the next six months of income will be.

If child support payments received through IV-D (LASES) are verified through the OFS-FA Web System Clearance Summary, do not include payments received or made during the month that the clearance was run as identified by the ‘as of date’ shown on the ‘Verification Details’ panel.

LASES must not be queried again to obtain more recent payment verification since it has already been made available using the OFS-FA Web System Clearance Summary. However, if the applicant/recipient reports (either in writing using the Redetermination form or the SR form or during an interview) that an individual in the household has recently begun receiving child support payments or making child support payments through LASES, which was not verified through the OFS-FA Web System Clearance Summary, LASES may be queried to obtain child support payment verification for the newly reported child support.

● Document to show how the decision was reached.

B-620-10-1-FITAP - PR Budgeting of Contractual Income

TO BUDGET CONTRACTUAL INCOME MONTHLY, DIVIDE THE TOTAL GROSS AMOUNT OF INCOME TO BE PAID UNDER THE CONTRACT BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS IN THE CONTRACT.

EXAMPLE 1: A TEACHER WHO WORKS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY EACH YEAR IS PAID ONLY DURING THE MONTHS SHE WORKS. SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE OPTION