Tell Your Senator: Re-instate the Child Support Pass-Through!

Child support payments should always go to children, not the state.

However, in Washington state, if a child's family receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child support is paid by a non-custodial parent, the state collects and withholds their child support payments.

The Child Support Pass-Through was eliminated during the Great Recession and has since only been partially reinstated. The state currently allows $50 for one child and $100 for two or more children to be passed through.

Research indicates that child support pass-through policy leads to more non-custodial parents paying child support , because they know it will be directly supporting their child. This would increase financial stability for low-income families.

Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1652 will ensure that 100% of child support paid by a non-custodial parent will be passed through to children whose families are on TANF.

Tell your Senator to vote YES on this important bill!

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Under current policy, Washington state garnishes SSI payments from children with disabilities in the foster care system. Children with disabilities should not have their benefits withheld to "pay for their care."

2SHB 1405 would end this unfair policy and ensure that children with disabilities receive their SSI payments. This bill has a hearing in the Senate Human Services Committee on March 14 at 10:30am.

Show your support for ending this unfair policy by signing in PRO for 2SHB 1405!

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