Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-817

OTH 817

Bringing Child Support Home

Ms. Creem, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Moore, Brady and Eldridge, Ms. Miranda, Ms. Kennedy, Mr. O'Connor and Ms. Howard moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:–

"SECTION X. Section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

Beginning on October 1, 2026, not less than the first $100 of child support collected during a month for one child in a family who is a recipient of benefits under this chapter and not less than the first $200 of child support collected during a month for two or more children in a family who are recipients of benefits under this chapter shall be paid to the family and disregarded in determining the family’s countable income."