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Advocates press committee to pass bill that would direct child support to families on cash aid
Summary
Senate Bill 703 would require full pass-through and disregard of child support for families on Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) and SNAP calculations; advocates said it would increase household income for children in deep poverty, while officials noted the state would need to absorb lost cost‑recovery revenue.
Senate Bill 703, presented in the Senate Finance Committee, would stop the state from retaining child support paid on behalf of families receiving Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) and would require local departments to exclude that child support from income calculations for SNAP.
Senator McCray’s staff and a large coalition of advocates told the committee the measure would ensure child support paid by noncustodial parents goes…
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