So...how robust is this policy reversal?
I asked...
The answer is "not very". The government is clinging to the "pursuit of resources" ineligibility tool for family support payments ("pursue your ex for money or we cut you off"), they're just redirecting that policy to apply to spousal support only.
The government will continue to "vigorously defend" it's child support arrears too. Even though there's a class action suit afoot to get that money back.
See the new policy document. Very disappointing.
And...there is always an inherent audit risk related to overpayment collections from former welfare receipts and the new child support clawback regs make this worse. That is, child support payments will continue to be registered as "overpayments", past the commencement date of the child support income exemption. More on that in the next post.
The answer is "not very". The government is clinging to the "pursuit of resources" ineligibility tool for family support payments ("pursue your ex for money or we cut you off"), they're just redirecting that policy to apply to spousal support only.
The government will continue to "vigorously defend" it's child support arrears too. Even though there's a class action suit afoot to get that money back.
See the new policy document. Very disappointing.
And...there is always an inherent audit risk related to overpayment collections from former welfare receipts and the new child support clawback regs make this worse. That is, child support payments will continue to be registered as "overpayments", past the commencement date of the child support income exemption. More on that in the next post.
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