Work Participation Rate Calculation Changes: Recalibration of the Caseload Reduction Credit and Prohibition of Small Checks in Work Participation Rate Calculation

What it does

ACF proposes to make changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program regulations to reset the base year of the caseload reduction credit from fiscal year (FY) 2005 to the new year established by Congress, which is currently FY 2015, and to exclude from the TANF work participation rate calculations certain cases that receive assistance payments benefits of less than $35 for a month. These changes are required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023. The docket on https://www.regulations.gov will include a plain language summary of the NPRM as required by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4).

The Children and Families Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

45 CFR 261

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0970-AD07 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comments must be received by May 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket ACF-2026-0265 on Regulations.gov
• Title 45 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register