0970-AD07 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Participation Rate Calculation Changes

This NPRM will propose changes to how the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) regulations describe the Federal work participation rate (WPR) calculation, consistent with requirements in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA). Section 301 of the FRA recalibrates the base year for the caseload reduction credit component of the WPR calculation, changing it from 2005 to 2015. Section 303 of the FRA requires that ACF only include in a state’s work participation rate calculation a case with a work-eligible individual if the assistance level for that case is at least $35 a month. The FRA requires states to make these changes starting October 1, 2025.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No State, local, or tribal governments Fully or Partially Exempt Section 610 Review 45 CFR Part 265 secs. 301 and 303 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA, Public Law 118-5) No NPRM 10/00/2025 No Federal State Yes No Yes No Deborah List Associate Deputy Director 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 202 401-5488 deborah.list@acf.hhs.gov Office of Family Assistance, 330 C Street SW, Washington DC 20201