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

Summary

The US Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program regulations, resetting the caseload reduction credit base year to FY 2015 and excluding cases with monthly assistance payments under $35 from work participation rate calculations, as required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.