A child's benefit payments (child support, SSA, SSI, and so on) are used to offset the cost of the child's care. The system retains a history of the benefits a child receives, including the type, amount, and benefit payment date range. Payments are made to benefit accounts, which are established when a benefit application is submitted. The account is used to accept benefit payments. If the child is IV-E reimbursable, the system sends a notification to the eligibility specialist when you record a child support benefit during the period of reimbursability.
A child benefit is considered an adjustment in certain situations.
Record a child's benefit payment as follows:
Click the Financial tab at the top of the screen. The Services screen appears.
Click the Benefits tab. The Client Benefit Account search screen appears.
Enter either the child's social security number, person ID number. Person search is also an option.
Click Search. The client accounts that meet your search criteria appear in the search results table.
Click the Edit link next to the benefit payment record you want to update, or click the Add Benefit link for the account to record a new payment record. The Client Benefit Details screen appears.
Complete all the fields on this screen.
Click Save. You are returned to the Client Benefit Account search screen.