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CFR /  Title 45  /  Part 261: Ensuring That Recipients Work

Section No. Description
Section 261.1 What definitions apply to this part?
Section 261.2 What work requirements must an individual meet?
Section 261.10 Which recipients must have an assessment under TANF?
Section 261.11 What is an individual responsibility plan?
Section 261.12 May an individual be penalized for not following an individual responsibility plan?
Section 261.13 What is the penalty if an individual refuses to engage in work?
Section 261.14 Can a family be penalized if a parent refuses to work because he or she cannot find child care?
Section 261.15 Does the imposition of a penalty affect an individual's work requirement?
Section 261.16 How will we hold a State accountable for achieving the work objectives of TANF?
Section 261.20 What overall work rate must a State meet?
Section 261.21 How will we determine a State's overall work rate?
Section 261.22 What two-parent work rate must a State meet?
Section 261.23 How will we determine a State's two-parent work rate?
Section 261.24 Do we count Tribal families in calculating the work participation rate?
Section 261.25 What are the work activities?
Section 261.30 How many hours must a work-eligible individual participate for the family to count in the numerator of the overall
Section 261.31 How many hours must work-eligible individuals participate for the family to count in the numerator of the two-parent rate?
Section 261.32 What are the special requirements concerning educational activities in determining monthly participation rates?
Section 261.33 Are there any limitations in counting job search and job readiness assistance toward the participation rates?
Section 261.34 Are there any special work provisions for single custodial parents?
Section 261.35 Do welfare reform waivers affect the calculation of a State's participation rates?
Section 261.36 Is there a way for a State to reduce the work participation rates?
Section 261.40 How will we determine the caseload reduction credit?
Section 261.41 Which reductions count in determining the caseload reduction credit?
Section 261.42 What is the definition of a ``case receiving assistance'' in calculating the caseload reduction credit?
Section 261.43 When must a State report the required data on the caseload reduction credit?
Section 261.44 What happens if a State fails to meet the participation rates?
Section 261.50 Under what circumstances will we reduce the amount of the penalty below the maximum?
Section 261.51 Is there a way to waive the State's penalty for failing to achieve either of the participation rates?
Section 261.52 May a State correct the problem before incurring a penalty?
Section 261.53 Is a State subject to any other penalty relating to its work program?
Section 261.54 Under what circumstances will we reduce the amount of the penalty for not properly imposing penalties on individuals?
Section 261.55 What happens if a parent cannot obtain needed child care?
Section 261.56 What happens if a State sanctions a single parent of a child under six who cannot get needed child care?
Section 261.57 What hours of participation may a State report for a work-eligible individual?
Section 261.60 How must a State document a work-eligible individual's hours of participation?
Section 261.61 What must a State do to verify the accuracy of its work participation information?
Section 261.62 When is a State's Work Verification Plan due?
Section 261.63 How will we determine whether a State's work verification procedures ensure an accurate work participation
Section 261.64 Under what circumstances will we impose a work verification penalty?
Section 261.65 What safeguards are there to ensure that participants in work activities do not displace other workers?
Section 261.70 How do existing welfare reform waivers affect a State's penalty liability under this part?
Section 261.80 What definitions apply to this part?