An important aspect of the child support program’s mission is to integrate research into effective child support policies. Our office collaborates with grantees and many public and private partners to develop evidence-based research initiatives to produce the best outcomes for children and families.
We also collect and analyze data from state and tribal child support agencies. We use the data to develop the Annual Report to Congress, highlighting program achievements and statistics about caseload, collections, and expenses.
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Top Data Resources
Announces the release of the FY 2023 Preliminary Data Report (PDF) and the Excel data tables (XLSX)
Announces the release of the FY 2022 Preliminary Data Report (PDF) and the Excel data tables (XLSX)
This blog looks at how parents answered: Was it easy or hard to work with the program?
Provides in-depth analysis of child support data
Series featuring data collected by state, tribal and federal agencies to inform policy and practice and strengthen program outcomes
Collection of OCSS data-related forms and instructions for state and tribal child support agencies to report (OCSE-34, OCSE-157, etc.)