Table P-98 Federal Systems, 2021 1/
NATIONAL FEDERAL SYSTEMS STATISTICS - FEDERAL OFFSET PROGRAM
Category	Amount	Percent
Total Net Collections and Percent of Total	$2,662,441,575
Offset 2/	$2,652,817,902	99.6%
Administrative Offset 2/	$9,623,673	0.4%
TANF 3/	$487,207,479	18.3%
Non-TANF 3/	$2,175,234,096	81.7%
Total Number of Offsets and Percent of Total	1,735,910
Tax Offset 2/	1,723,188	99.3%
Administrative Offset 2/	12,722	0.7%
TANF 3/	360,980	20.8%
Non-TANF 3/	1,374,930	79.2%
Total Certified Caseload and Percent of Total (As of End of the Year) 1/	6,500,586
TANF Cases 4/	1,775,201	27.3%
Non-TANF Cases 4/	4,725,385	72.7%
Total Certified Arrearages and Percent of Total (As of End of the Year) 1/	$112,790,304,208
TANF	$19,909,005,717	17.7%
Non-TANF	$92,881,298,491	82.3%
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.