Parents who do not live with their children could lose federal matching money for job search, training and placement help under a June 9, 2026 proposal from HHS. The plan would roll back a 2024 rule for state and tribal child support agencies; comments are due Aug. 10, 2026.
If the rescission is finalized, state and tribal agencies would lose the federal matching path the 2024 rule created for those services under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. That would leave the job search classes, training and placement help without the same federal funding support.
Why the earlier rule mattered
The 2024 rule treated those services as a way to help people get steadier work, and steadier work was supposed to make child support payments more reliable. OCSE now says the case for keeping that funding route in place was not strong enough.
Written comments are due Aug. 10, 2026.
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