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291 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility • Foreign currency that can be converted to U.S. currency is treated in the same manner as cash. The value of foreign currency is its value in U.S. currency, determined by the current exchange rate. Foreign exchange rates are found on the U.S. Federal Reserve website: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/ • The treatment of a check is based on the source of the funds. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0060 — Cash 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements Child support and cash medical support Child support and cash medical support paid by an absent parent for a dependent child or minor parent in the financial group are considered income of the dependent child or minor parent, whether the support is paid voluntarily or in accordance with an order to pay child support. “Disregard” means child support, up to $50 per dependent child or minor parent per financial group per month. It is not to exceed $200 per financial group per month and is not counted as participant income. Disregard includes current child support only. • “Pass-through” means child support, up to $50 per dependent child or minor parent per financial group per month and not to exceed $200 per financial group per month, sent to the participant before any remaining amount of current child support is withheld by the state. Pass-through includes current child support only. • “Absent parent” means an individual who does not live in the same household as the child. The household includes:
A biological parent whose parental rights have not been legally severed; or
A stepparent currently married to a biological parent of a child In ONE, child support and cash medical support are coded on the Specific Income screen: • Specific Income Category – Other Income • Specific Income Type – Child Support, Cash Medical Support and Any Other Support from Absent Parent For ERDC, child support is considered countable unearned income if it is received by the financial group or is countable as in-kind income per OAR 414-175-0035. Otherwise it is excluded. For SNAP, child support and cash medical support are treated as follows: • Child support payments the group receives that must be assigned to ODHS|OHA to maintain TANF eligibility are excluded, even if the group fails to turn the payments over to OCSP. • Child support payments received by a filing group with at least one member working under a TANF JOBS Plus agreement are excluded, except:
If it is considered countable unearned income in the calculation of the wage supplement; and
Any pass-through is considered countable unearned income. • All other child support, including any pass-through, is considered countable unearned income. • Cash medical support is considered countable unearned income except to the extent it is used to reimburse an actual medical cost.