Table P-98 Federal Systems, 2018 1/
NATIONAL FEDERAL SYSTEMS STATISTICS - FEDERAL OFFSET PROGRAM
Category	Amount	Percent
Total Net Collections and Percent of Total	$1,759,706,582	-
Offset 2/	$1,752,444,733	99.6%
Administrative Offset 2/	$7,261,849	0.4%
TANF 3/	$280,335,412	15.9%
Non-TANF 3/	$1,479,371,170	84.1%
Total Number of Offsets and Percent of Total	1,226,775	-
Tax Offset 2/	1,212,536	98.8%
Administrative Offset 2/	14,239	1.2%
TANF 3/	247,796	20.2%
Non-TANF 3/	978,979	79.8%
Total Certified Caseload and Percent of Total (As of End of the Year) 1/	7,446,158	-
TANF Cases 4/	2,270,879	30.5%
Non-TANF Cases 4/	5,175,279	69.5%
Total Certified Arrearages and Percent of Total (As of End of the Year) 1/	$116,017,636,026	-
TANF	$24,100,780,782	20.8%
Non-TANF	$91,916,855,244	79.2%
Source: Federal Systems
1/ Processing Year, the calendar year the collections actually took place.
2/ Tax Offsets are based on intercepts of Federal Tax Refunds, while Administrative Offsets are based on intercepts of certain federal payments such as vendor and miscellaneous payments (that is, expense reimbursement payments and travel payments) and federal retirement payments. The tax and administrative figures add up to the Total figures and include both TANF and Non-TANF.
3/ The TANF and Non-TANF figures add up to the Total figures and include both Tax and Administrative Offsets.
4/ A certified case may be representative of an individual debt or an accumulation of TANF or Non-TANF debts. The criteria for certification of a debt for Federal Income Tax Refund Offset are as follows:
In TANF or Title IV-E foster care cases: the amount of past-due support must be at least $150.
In Non-TANF or Medicaid-only cases: the amount of past-due support must be at least $500.
The criterion for certification of a debt for Administrative Offset is the amount of past-due support must be at least $25.