WAC 388-14A-5015. What is a pass-through payment?

(1) Between October 1, 2008 and April 30, 2011 and beginning again on February 1, 2021, the division of child support (DCS) passes through a portion of child support collections to a family receiving TANF. (2) A pass-through payment is the portion of a support collection applied to assigned support that the state elects to pay to a family receiving TANF at the time the collection is received. (3) Between October 1, 2008 and April 30, 2011, the pass-through payment was paid in the following amounts: (a) Up to one hundred dollars per month to a family with one child in the assistance unit. (b) Up to two hundred dollars per month to a family with two or more children in the assistance unit. (4) Beginning February 1, 2021, the pass-through payment is paid in the following amounts: (a) Up to fifty dollars per month to a family with one child in the assistance unit. (b) Up to one hundred dollars per month to a family with two or more children in the assistance unit. (5) The pass-through is paid from collections distributed to either current support or assigned arrears. (6) The pass-through amount for any month cannot exceed the amount collected in that month.