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NEVER ASSISTANCE CASE
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A case which has never received TANF cash assistance.
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CURRENT ASSISTANCE CASE
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A household which has been issued TANF cash assistance during the calendar month is considered a current assistance case.
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FORMER ASSISTANCE CASE
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A case becomes a former assistance case the month following the last month of TANF cash assistance.
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PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED ARREARS
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Collections applied to permanently assigned arrears balances are retained by the state.
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TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED ARREARS
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Collections applied to temporary assigned arrears balances are retained by the state.
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CONDITIONALLY ASSIGNED ARREARS
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All collections applied to conditionally assigned arrears are paid to the family with the exception of collections made through the Federal tax offset program. Federal tax offset collections applied to conditionally assigned arrears are retained by the state when unreimbursed assistance (URA) is greater than zero (0).
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NEVER ASSIGNED ARREARS
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All unpaid support for cases which have never received cash assistance. Also, unpaid support which accrues after the termination of cash assistance in former assistance cases (post arrears).
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UNASSIGNED ARREARS
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Arrears accruing under an assignment exceeding the cumulative total unreimbursed assistance (URA) become unassigned arrears. The system automatically moves the assigned arrears that exceed the URA to an unassigned category. The system maintains a balance between assigned arrears and URA so collections may be applied accordingly. Collections applied to unassigned arrears are paid to the family.
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Unassigned Pre-assistance Arrears
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Unpaid support accrued prior to the receipt of cash assistance (temporary arrears) exceeding the cumulative total URA.
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Unassigned During Assistance Arrears
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Unpaid support accrued during the receipt of cash assistance (permanent arrears) exceeding the cumulative total URA.
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UNREIMBURSED ASSISTANCE (URA)
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URA is the cumulative total TANF cash assistance paid to the family minus child support collections retained for reimbursement of public assistance expenditures. Effective October 1, 1996, all child support collections received through the IV-D program while a family receives TANF cash assistance are considered retained by the state and reduce the amount of URA including amounts the state sends to the family in the form of disregard payments or pass-on payments.
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ASSIGNED MEDICAL SUPPORT
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Families receiving Medicaid assistance assign to the state the right to collect specified dollar amounts designated in a support order for medical purposes. Medical support collections under an assignment are forwarded to the Medicaid agency.
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COLLECTION
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A sum of money collected by the IV-D Program on behalf of a child(ren), as the result of a court ordered child support obligation.
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DISTRIBUTION
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The allocation or apportionment of a support collection to the various types of debt within a child support case, as specified in 45 CFR 302.51, (e.g., monthly support obligations, arrears, ordered arrears, etc.). The process of dividing and dispensing collections correctly. The hierarchy for distribution of a collection is based on the case type, type of collection (regular or Federal tax offset), date of collection, and amount of unreimbursed assistance (URA).
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DISBURSEMENT
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The process of paying out a collection. A collection is considered disbursed when the funds are forwarded via check, electronic transfer or other means to the intended payee.
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