| cl | | | | paid by those who did not receive welfare |
| There are many flaws with the child support | | | | benefits. |
| systems in America. Minnesota is no exception. | | | | Based on recent statistics, it is estimated that the |
| PROBLEM 1 � FOLLOW THE MONEY | | | | federal government provides $4.2 billion in grants |
| One dirty secret of the child support system is | | | | to states for their child support collection services. |
| that it is incentivized by federal money. | | | | The payments to the states are based on a |
| How Does it Work? | | | | percentage of their child support collections |
| The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 was designed | | | | operating costs. As a result, the larger the child |
| to reduce budget deficits by providing states with | | | | support enforcement costs, the greater the |
| government funding for recovering welfare costs. | | | | federal funding. Of course, the best way to |
| This included within its scope child support since | | | | increase the size of the system is make sure |
| child support is recovered by the state to pay | | | | that the state is collecting as much child support |
| any welfare benefits provided to a custodial | | | | as possible. |
| parent. It unintentionally also included child support | | | | |