Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-817

OTH 817

Bringing Child Support Home

Ms. Creem 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."