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Agency Department of Social Services (765)
Measure Name Cost Effectiveness Rate: Amount of child support collected per dollar expended
Measure Last Modified
05-13-2025 01:54 p.m.
Measure Last Published
09-04-2024 04:33 p.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
<p>The source for this data is the state APECS (Automated Program to Enforce Child Support) system. The data is also summarized and reported by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement in reports 34A (Collections) and 396 (Administrative Expenditures). The cost effectiveness rate is calculated by dividing Total Child Support Dollars Collected by Total Administrative Expenditures. The quarterly result is calculated using cumulative data across quarters during the federal fiscal year, which ends September 30.</p> <p>Cost Effectiveness is one of five state program performance measures tied to a federal incentive.  The actual federal target that states are asked to meet is $5.00 (i.e., for every $1 in program funding, states are expected to collect $5 in child support payments) in order to achieve the maximum (100%) monetary incentive. Effective July 1, 2013, the program's long-term target is $7.05. </p>
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative Priority Strategy
Economy Poverty Develop a clear and consistent anti-poverty policy.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code Service Area Name
46301 Support Enforcement and Collection Services
46302 Public Assistance Child Support Payments
46303 Non-Public Assistance Child Support Payments
Targets and Baselines
Name Date Result Note
Baseline 06-30-2022 6.73 Measured in dollars. Baseline as of the 3rd quarter of the federal fiscal year.
Short Target 2025 09-30-2025 5.7
Long Target 2027 09-30-2027 5.7
Results
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Note
2019 6.19 6.58 6.80 6.59
2020 6.58 6.43 7.35 6.93 Child support collections may have been impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency and subsequent negative impact on employment and the economy
2021 7.47 6.98 7.31 6.74
2022 6.28 6.35 6.47 6.13
2023 6.12 5.66 6.12 5.94
2024 5.67 5.20 5.61 5.52
2025 5.57 4.67
Measure ID 76546301.001.002
Measure Class Productivity
Measure Type Outcome
Year Type Federal FY
Preferred Trend Increase
Frequency Quarterly
Statistical Unit Dollars in child support
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