At least 175,000 low-income families in California are eligible for only a portion of child support because they also receive public assistance.
Up to 620,000 additional families could receive access to their full child support amount under a proposal in Newsom’s budget unveiled last month. The proposal would direct child support to parents who previously received public assistance — many of whom no longer qualify though they maintain low incomes.
A custodial parent who has never received CalWORKs aid gets to keep the full amount of child support. In 2020, Newsom moved to increase the amount that families enrolled in CalWORKs receive in child support from $50 to $100 for one child and $200 for two or more children — the maximum amount the federal government is willing to pass through to families without requiring the state to backfill the financial loss.
Half of all states don’t pass on any child support to families on assistance, and some states provide less than California,Newsom’s budget proposes that the California Department of Child Support Services waive its share of “recoupment” for families that formerly received CalWORKs assistance, which would result in a revenue loss of $52.
Newsom’s focus on families formerly on assistance, instead of those currently on assistance, allows the state to avoid having to pay the federal government a multimillion-dollar bill each year.a report released by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office this month.
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