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State
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Pass through and Disregard
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Will your state pass through (and disregard for TANF eligibility purposes) the excepted portion to families in current assistance cases? |
Will your state participate in pass through in former assistance cases? |
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Alabama
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Alaska
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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No |
No |
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Arizona
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Arkansas
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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California
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes, pursuant to Family Code section 17504, California will continue to only pass through and disregard $50 per month of current support collections. |
No |
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Colorado
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Connecticut
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CT passes through the entire child support amount and disregards up to $50. If the child support exceeds the grant amount by more than $50 then eligibility for TANF no longer exists.
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Yes; currently, up to $50.00 per month. |
No |
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Delaware
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Up to $50 passed through.
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No |
No |
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District of Columbia
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Up to $150 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes. Up to $150.00 per custodial parent headed household. |
No |
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Florida
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Georgia
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The state passes through and disregards some or all support for purposes of fill-the-gap budgeting.
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The state will not participate in the pass-through provision for Current Assistance cases under section 457(a)(7)(B) of the ACT, as amended by DRA.) |
The State will not participate in the pass-through provisions for Former Assistance cases under section 457(a)(7)(A) of the Act, as amended by the DRA. |
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Guam
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Hawaii
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Idaho
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Illinois
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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No, $50.00 |
No |
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Indiana
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Iowa
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Kansas
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Kentucky
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Louisiana
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Maine
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits
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Yes, currently |
Not at this time |
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Maryland
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Massachusetts
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes pf eligibility and benefits [Exception: If a child is excluded from grant by family cap, then all child support collected is passed through, and $90 is disregarded-CLASP report/GAO].
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Yes (up to $50 in all cases) |
No |
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Michigan
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes |
Not at this time |
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Minnesota
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The state passes through all support up to court-ordered amount but does not disregard any for purposes of calculating benefits.
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No |
No |
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Mississippi
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No pass-through/disregard.
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Undetermined at this time |
Undetermined at this time |
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Missouri
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No plans at this time |
No plans at this time |
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Montana
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No pass through/disregard [has a supplemental TANF program based on child support receipt of up to $100-CLASP report/GAO].
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No |
No |
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Nebraska
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No plans at this time |
No plans at this time |
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Nevada
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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New Hampshire
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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New Jersey
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$100 is passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes. Pass Through will increase from $50 to $100 for Current Assistance cases regardless of the number of eligible children. Legislation was signed by the Governor on November 17, 2008 that authorizes the increased Pass Through effective 10/1/2008 as required by DRA. However, Implementation is delayed because of required changes to child support and TANF automated systems until early 2009. |
No plans at this time. Current law only addresses Current Assistance cases. |
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New Mexico
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Up to $100 for one child/$200 for two or more children passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits… based on the availability of state or federal funds.” (State budget cuts prevented NM from fully implementing the pass through. On 9/1/10 NM began passing through $100 to custodial parties regardless of how many children are in their household.)
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Yes |
No |
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New York
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Up to $100 for one child/$200 for two or more children passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes, in two phases. Phase I provides for an increase in the pass-through and disregard amounts to up to the first $100 of current support collected for a TANF family. Phase II will continue the pass-through and disregard amounts to up to the first $100 of current support collected for a TANF family with one child, and will increase the pass-through and disregard amounts to up to the first $200 of current support collected for a TANF family with two or more children. Dates: October 1, 2008 (Phase I); January 1, 2010 (Phase II). |
No |
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North Carolina
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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North Dakota
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Ohio
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Oklahoma
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Oregon
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$50 is passed through and disregarded per month, per child, up to $200 per family.
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Yes |
No |
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Pennsylvania
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Up to $100 for one child/$200 for two or more children passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes- $100 - one child, $200 - more than one child. |
No |
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Puerto Rico
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No pass-through/disregard.
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Yes |
No |
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Rhode Island
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Up to $50 passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes |
Yes |
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South Carolina
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The state passes through and disregards some or all support for purposes of fill-the-gap budgeting
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No |
No |
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South Dakota
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Tennessee
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The state passes through and disregards some or all support for purposes of fill-the-gap budgeting.
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Tennessee already passes through up to the Unmet Need amount on all current assistance cases. This will not change. |
No |
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Texas
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$75 is passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits
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Effective October 2008, Texas is passing through $75 to current TANF families. |
No |
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Utah
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Vermont
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$50 is passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes, $50 per month |
No |
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Virginia
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Up to $100 for one child/$200 for two or more children passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes |
No |
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Virgin Islands
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |
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Washington
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In December 2010, the state had a special session of their legislature to suspend the $100/$200 pass through provision. The new law will become effective in May 1, 2011. To date, the RO has not receive their state plan amendment.
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Yes |
No |
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West Virginia
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Up to $100 for one child/$200 for two or more children passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Yes |
No |
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Wisconsin
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75% of child support is passed through/amount disregarded for purposes of eligibility and benefits.
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Pending legislative approval |
Pending legislative approval |
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Wyoming
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No pass-through/disregard.
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No |
No |