Did the CP Report Income?

When a custodial person (CP) certifies for TANF, they must notify the IV-A worker of any income, including child support, they have received during the eligibility period. If the CP has received child support directly from the Non-custodial parent (NCP), the IV-A worker will update certain PS2 transactions which will reduce the TANF grant.

When proof of direct payments made during a TANF time period is received by Child Support Services (CSS), the worker must verify whether IV-A was notified. This information is essential when determining whether to include these direct payments in a retained support obligation. If child support was reported to IV-A, then that month is not included in an overpayment.

Use the following steps to determine if the CP reported income and then determine if it was reported as child support and for which child. The EBHL/EBOL transaction shows if the income was reported. The EFHL/EFOL transaction allows the worker to drill down to view adjustments for a specific person ID. The EFH transaction will display whether the income is child support and for which child (if the CP has more than one child).

1. 1. EBHL/EBOL [EBLH (sp) C/H number]
      This PS2 transaction displays changes to a payee’s assistance case. It displays income reported, the amount the payee qualified for, and the amount of TANF issued after any deductions.

      
      NOTE: EBHL is for current information while EBOL is data that has dropped off EBHL because of date parameters.The ENHL transaction does not indicate what type of income was reported. In order to determine if it was child support & for which child, the worker needs to review the EFHL & EFH transactions.

   2. EFHL/EFOL [EFHL (sp) C/H number (sp) Person ID]
      NOTE: just like there is an EBOL version of EBHL, there is an EFOL version for the EFHL transaction.

       This transaction is essentially a per-person EBHL. It will display dates where there were updates to the assistance case for a specific person. The person ID sequence used is the one found on CMM for the child on your FGN.

      
      

      At this point, though, we do not yet know the specific type of income. That is found on the FDH transaction.

   3. This transaction displays person-specific information about a particular month’s benefit. Income is displayed on Page 2. If the income from EBHL/B59 is child support for the child on your FGN, it will be displayed in the F95 block.

Because the child support was reported as income to the IV-A worker, the TANF grant was adjusted accordingly. In this example, an overpayment would not be recorded.

For a fully accessible PDF version of this article, see Did the CP Report Income.pdf.