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HHS/ACF RIN: 0970-AD07 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Participation Rate Calculation Changes (Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: State, local, or tribal governments 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR Part 265     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: secs. 301 and 303 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA, Public Law 118-5)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Deborah List
Associate Deputy Director
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Family Assistance, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:202 401-5488
Email: deborah.list@acf.hhs.gov