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Gap Payment

The payment originally designed to equalize spendable income for TANF recipients who received child support directly before the establishment of the Title IV-D Child Support legislation and who after the legislation had to give it to the CSSD.

The GAP payment is computed by multiplying the current month's child support collection by (1.00- TANF ratable reduction %) e.g., $200 child support collection X (1.00 - .281) = $200 x .281 = $143 rounded down = Gap payment.

Garnished Income

Money due to a BG member which is diverted under court proceeding or by provision of law to a third party as payment on a debt.

General Educational Development A group of four academic subject tests certifying academic knowledge equivalent for a high school diploma.

Good Cause An acceptable justification for failure to comply with eligibility or TANF Work Program requirements.

Good Faith Effort Agreeing to sell at the current market value and putting property up for sale in the area where it commands a market.

Guardianship Subsidy

Payment option that provides an ongoing financial subsidy to eligible children who exit the child welfare system into the permanent care of a legal guardian, often a grandparent or other relative. This subsidy is not currently issued in South Carolina.

Higher Education

Any public or private educational institution which normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment, or admits individuals who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the state in which the school is located, provided that the institution is legally authorized or recognized by the state to provide an educational program beyond secondary education in the state, or provides a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment.

Homestead Property

The home and surrounding property which is not separated from the home by intervening property owned by others. Illegal/Non-Citizen

A non-citizen without authorization or valid documentation which allows entry in the United States.

Inaccessible Resources Resources that are not available to the BG.