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Work Participation Rate Calculation Changes: Recalibration of the Caseload Reduction Credit and Prohibition of Small Checks in Work Participation Rate Calculation
The Children and Families Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 6, 2026. Comments closed on May 6, 2026.
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What the agency says
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).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-06632
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Published
- April 6, 2026
- Comments due
- May 6, 2026
- Dates
- Comments must be received by May 6, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AD07
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 261
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Employment; Grant programs-social programs; Public assistance programs; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 6
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