the Social Security Act
Parents could lose federal help for job training
HHS’s child support office wants to end matching funds for optional employment services tied to noncustodial parents. The agency says the 2024 rule was too costly and not well supported by the evidence.
The proposal would rescind a 2024 rule that let state and tribal child support agencies use federal matching money for job search, training and placement help. Comments are due Aug. 10, 2026.
- The proposal would end a federal funding path for some child-support job help.
- It affects employment services for noncustodial parents.
- State and tribal agencies could lose FFP support for those programs.
- 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
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.