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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 2024) |
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Title 45 - Public Welfare |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Welfare |
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Chapter II - Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services |
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Part 261 - Ensuring That Recipients Work |
| § 261.1 - What does this part cover? |
| § 261.2 - What definitions apply to this part? |
| Subpart A - What Are the Provisions Addressing Individual Responsibility? |
| § 261.10 - What work requirements must an individual meet? |
| § 261.11 - Which recipients must have an assessment under TANF? |
| § 261.12 - What is an individual responsibility plan? |
| § 261.13 - May an individual be penalized for not following an individual responsibility plan? |
| § 261.14 - What is the penalty if an individual refuses to engage in work? |
| § 261.15 - Can a family be penalized if a parent refuses to work because he or she cannot find child care? |
| § 261.16 - Does the imposition of a penalty affect an individual's work requirement? |
| Subpart B - What Are the Provisions Addressing State Accountability? |
| § 261.20 - How will we hold a State accountable for achieving the work objectives of TANF? |
| § 261.21 - What overall work rate must a State meet? |
| § 261.22 - How will we determine a State's overall work rate? |
| § 261.23 - What two-parent work rate must a State meet? |
| § 261.24 - How will we determine a State's two-parent work rate? |
| § 261.25 - Do we count Tribal families in calculating the work participation rate? |
| Subpart C - What Are the Work Activities and How Do They Count? |
| § 261.30 - What are the work activities? |
| § 261.31 - How many hours must a work-eligible individual participate for the family to count in the numerator of the overall rate? |
| § 261.32 - How many hours must work-eligible individuals participate for the family to count in the numerator of the two-parent rate? |
| § 261.33 - What are the special requirements concerning educational activities in determining monthly participation rates? |
| § 261.34 - Are there any limitations in counting job search and job readiness assistance toward the participation rates? |
| § 261.35 - Are there any special work provisions for single custodial parents? |
| § 261.36 - Do welfare reform waivers affect the calculation of a State's participation rates? |
| Subpart D - How Will We Determine Caseload Reduction Credit for Minimum Participation Rates? |
| § 261.40 - Is there a way for a State to reduce the work participation rates? |
| § 261.41 - How will we determine the caseload reduction credit? |
| § 261.42 - Which reductions count in determining the caseload reduction credit? |
| § 261.43 - What is the definition of a “case receiving assistance” in calculating the caseload reduction credit? |
| § 261.44 - When must a State report the required data on the caseload reduction credit? |
| Subpart E - What Penalties Apply to States Related to Work Requirements? |
| § 261.50 - What happens if a State fails to meet the participation rates? |
| § 261.51 - Under what circumstances will we reduce the amount of the penalty below the maximum? |
| § 261.52 - Is there a way to waive the State's penalty for failing to achieve either of the participation rates? |
| § 261.53 - May a State correct the problem before incurring a penalty? |
| § 261.54 - Is a State subject to any other penalty relating to its work program? |
| § 261.55 - Under what circumstances will we reduce the amount of the penalty for not properly imposing penalties on individuals? |
| § 261.56 - What happens if a parent cannot obtain needed child care? |
| § 261.57 - What happens if a State sanctions a single parent of a child under six who cannot get needed child care? |
| Subpart F - How Do We Ensure the Accuracy of Work Participation Information? |
| § 261.60 - What hours of participation may a State report for a work-eligible individual? |
| § 261.61 - How must a State document a work-eligible individual's hours of participation? |
| § 261.62 - What must a State do to verify the accuracy of its work participation information? |
| § 261.63 - When is a State's Work Verification Plan due? |
| § 261.64 - How will we determine whether a State's work verification procedures ensure an accurate work participation measurement? |
| § 261.65 - Under what circumstances will we impose a work verification penalty? |
| Subpart G - What Nondisplacement Rules Apply in TANF? |
| § 261.70 - What safeguards are there to ensure that participants in work activities do not displace other workers? |
| Subpart H - How Do Welfare Reform Waivers Affect State Penalties? |
| § 261.80 - How do existing welfare reform waivers affect a State's penalty liability under this part? |