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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Excess Child Support Collections In rare instances, the support collected exceeds the debt owed by the NCP. In those cases, the excess amount may be sent to the household if there is no outstanding overpayment debt. At TANF Approval When determining benefits, budget any voluntary or court ordered child support received or anticipated to be received prior to approval as unearned income. TANF NEON and TANF CHILD households are only required to surrender support payments AFTER approval. Instruct these households to surrender court-ordered or voluntary child support received after the approval date. After TANF Approval For TANF NEON and TANF CHILD households, ongoing child support is no longer budgeted to determine eligibility or benefit amount. Do not count child support returned to a non-assisted household member unless their income is budgeted to determine eligibility of other household members. Any portion of child support received for a non- assisted family member who no longer resides in the home and is retained by a participating household member is considered available to the TANF/SNAP household and budgeted as unearned income. Child support payments received by CSEP are generally retained as reimbursement for benefits paid. However, the money may be sent to the assistance unit for the following reasons: • Collections for Non-TANF Unit Members – The amount of support collected for non-members is returned for their needs and is not budgeted. • Collections for Closed Cases – Once a case closes, the collection process does not stop for CSEP, unless the custodian requests case closure. Arrearage or unreimbursed assistance is recovered, and current support obligations are enforced following closure. The current A-725.2 INCOME Requirement to Surrender Child Support Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 Jun 26 MTL 09/26