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Help Paying Marketplace Premiums: Defining Income and Household
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Help Paying Marketplace Premiums: Defining Income and Household
I’m divorced and receive child support payments from my ex-spouse. Do I count that in determining eligibility for subsidies?
No, child support payments you receive are not counted.
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