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Lawmakers hear testimony on bill to pass 100% of child support to custodial families on assistance
Summary
Delegate Emily Shetty asked for a favorable report on HB 8-81, a proposal to ensure families on Temporary Cash Assistance receive 100% of child support paid on their behalf and to exclude those payments when calculating SNAP eligibility.
Delegate Emily Shetty told the committee House Bill 8-81 would require that 100% of child support payments be passed directly to custodial parents even when those parents receive Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), and would stop counting those child support payments as income when determining SNAP benefits.
"This bill mandates that all child support payments — 100% of them — are directly received by the family, regardless of whether they seek assistance with the family investment program," Shetty said, describing the bill as an attempt to ensure more money reaches low-income children.
Multiple witnesses — including representatives from Maryland Family Network, Maryland Legal Aid, the Center for Urban Families and the…
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