Social Service Payment System (SSPS)

Revised March 25, 2011

SOCIAL SERVICE PAYMENT SYSTEM (SSPS)

What is the Social Service Payment System (SSPS)?

What is the SSPS interface?

How often does the SSPS interface run?

What happens when there is a match between SSPS and ACES?

How do I access the SSPS payment information?

What is the Social Service Payment System (SSPS)?

·         SSPS is used to provide authorization and payment processing to certain providers for social services such as child care.

·         For more information about the SSPS, see the Social Service Payment System website.

What is the SSPS interface?

·         ACES receives information from SSPS on clients who receive SSPS payments. The purpose of the interface is to determine if a client is receiving payments from both systems (ACES and SSPS).

How often does the SSPS interface run?

·         The interface runs:

o    When a new AU is screened.

o    When adding a person.

o    One day prior to the date of an eligibility appointment.

What happens when there is a match between SSPS and ACES?

·         When ACES finds a match and no income is coded on the EARN screen, it generates two-tiered Alert 292 - SSPS EARNINGS NOT REPORTED TO ACES. The second tier of the alert displays up to six months of SSPS payment and service data.

How do I access the SSPS payment information?

·         SSPS payment information can be accessed from the LMEN screen.

1.    Enter Option P - SSPS Inquiry in the Selection field.

2.    Enter the [client’s SSN] in the Client SSN field and <TRANSMIT>.

·         The LMEN can also be accessed from the client's EARN screen by pressing <F20>.