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This week at CBPP, we focused on income security, health, and federal taxes.  

  • On health, Jennifer Wagner, Ed Bolen, Alicia Huguelet, and Dottie Rosenbaum updated their paper on how states can coordinate between their Medicaid and SNAP programs to determine compliance with or exemption from the programs’ work requirements so that eligible people don’t unnecessarily lose benefits. We also updated our health coverage tracker on declining Affordable Care Act enrollment and rising coverage costs as harmful marketplace policies in the 2025 Republican reconciliation law and new Trump Administration regulations take effect. 

Chart of the Week — Where Do States Stand in Passing Through Child Support to Current and Former TANF Families?

Where Do States Stand in Passing Through Child Support to Current and Former TANF Families?

Passed through and retained collection amounts by State and Territory FY 2025

  • ⬢ No dollars passed though (21 states)
  • ⬢ Minimal pass through (less than or equal to $75 per child or fill-the-gap budgeting) (11 states)
  • ⬢ Partial pass through ($100/200 or more of current and/or former assistance collections) (20 states)
  • ⬢ Full 100% pass through (2 states)
 
 

Note: Percentages may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.

Graphic reflects policies in effect and enacted changes made effective by a later date. As of June 2026, policy changes have been enacted but not yet implemented in Maryland, Nebraska, Washington State, Rhode Island, and Utah. For more details including amounts passed through and implementation dates please see Data: State Child Support Pass-Through and Distribution Policies.

OCSS data includes both families receiving TANF and children receiving IV-E funded Foster Care Maintenance. However, the overwhelming share of assistance collections (approximately 96 percent) are for families receiving TANF, OCSS, "Preliminary Report FY 2025," tables P-10, P-11, and P-12, https://acf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ocse/FY_2025_Preliminary_Report.pdf.

The federal share of retained collections is the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate for Medicaid. It is based on each state's average per capita income and is higher for states with lower average per capita incomes. Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands' federal share is set at 75% by the Office of Child Support Services.

Source: CBPP analysis of child support pass-through policies by state; CBPP analysis of federal collections data, Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), "Preliminary Report FY 2025," https://acf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ocse/FY_2025_Preliminary_Report.pdf.

The Center was active on social media this week. Here are some highlights:   

  • Ife Finch Floyd posted a thread to Bluesky and Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey posted to X  highlighting lessons from the 30-year history of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the need to strengthen cash assistance rather than expand harsh work requirements. 
  • Gbenga Ajilore posted a thread to X and Bluesky providing insights and analysis on August’s jobs report. 

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:   

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