Social Security and Child Support: Making Sure Our Families Have Those Bare Necessities Lara Webb-Fors Cristol Porter ERICSA 50 th Annual Training Conference & Exposition ▪ May 19 – 23 ▪ Hilton Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Families Wish List Financial Support Shelter Food Medical Bills School Lunch/Supplies Shoes/Clothing 2
Caseworkers Wish List Addresses Employment Information Wage and Income Information Asset Information Review and Adjustment Information Disability Information Incarceration Data 3
FPLS: Making Dreams Come True Federal Case Registry National Directory of New Hires External Locate Interstate Tools –CSENet, QUICK, Interstate Case Reconciliation Federal Collection and Enforcement Tools State Services Portal 4
Your Wish…Is Our Command Locate/Paternity –Addresses Establishment –Title II benefit amount Enforcement –Withhold Title II benefits 5
Your Wish…Is Our Command Arrears – Attach Lump Sum Review and Adjustment – Title XVI – Incarceration data (in some states) Case Closure – Death information 6
SSA/SVES Locate Enhancements State Verification and Exchange System (SVES ) – Implemented May 2002 & provided daily SVES for Children Proactive SVES Data Local District Office Address SVES Pending Title II Claims Title II Sweep 7
SVES Data Exchange SSA Title IIAged, Retired, Survivors, and Disabled SSA Title XVISupplemental Security Income, Aged, Disabled Prisoner DataLocal, State, Federal Institutions 8
AddressesDates Benefit Amount Current Pay Status Child Benefit Data Wish you knew if… obligor was disabled (Title II)? 9
Wish you knew if… obligor was retired or deceased? Retired Regular Railroad Retirement Indicator Deceased Unverified – Monthly Date of Death Report Verified – Title II, Title XVI 10
AddressesDates Benefit Amount Appeal Code Resource Code Wish you knew if… obligor was disabled (Title XVI)? 11
Wish you knew if… obligor was incarcerated? Prisoner Information Historical Data Inmate Identification Number Facility Name and Address Contact Name and Telephone Number 12
Wish you knew… whether person receives benefits? State adds/changes person on FCR Title IITitle XVIPrisoner Proactive SVES Match 13
Wish you knew if… obligor applied for benefits? State receives response Sends IWO to SSA SSA enters into COGS If awarded, lump sum will be sent to state If not awarded, IWO will remain in COGS Title II Pending File 14
Wish you knew if… anyone has fallen through the cracks? Title II Sweep Provides baseline Awarded Denied Suspended 15
Wish you had help? Print Program Available –Title II, Title XVI, Prisoner Training Available –Web-Ex 16
OCSE Website FCR Interface Guidance Document Technical Assistance Guide, Part 2 FPLS Release Management Library Wish you could find more information? 17
Wish you had a fairy godmother or a fairy FCR confidante? 18
/resource/ocse-fpls-technical- support-contacts Wish Granted ! Find yours at 19
Happy 50 th Anniversary ERICSA Thanks for sharing the knowledge and helping to make dreams come true for millions of children!! 20