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45 C.F.R. § 261.31   How many hours must a work-eligible individual participate for the family to count in the numerator of the overall rate?

Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 261—ENSURING THAT RECIPIENTS WORK
Subpart C—What Are the Work Activities and How Do They Count?

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§ 261.31   How many hours must a work-eligible individual participate for the family to count in the numerator of the overall rate?

(a) A work-eligible individual counts as engaged in work for a month for the overall rate if:

(1) He or she participates in work activities during the month for at least a minimum average of 30 hours per week; and

(2) At least 20 of the above hours per week come from participation in the activities listed in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The following nine activities count toward the first 20 hours of participation: Unsubsidized employment; subsidized private-sector employment; subsidized public-sector employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and job readiness assistance; community service programs; vocational educational training; and providing child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program.

(c) Above 20 hours per week, the following three activities may also count as participation: Job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence.

(d) We will consider a work-eligible individual who participates in a work experience or community service program for the maximum number of hours per week that a State may require by dividing the combined monthly TANF grant and food stamp allotment by the appropriate minimum wage under the minimum wage requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to have participated 20 hours per week if actual participation falls short of 20 hours per week. This policy is limited to States that have adopted a food stamp workfare program and a Simplified Food Stamp Program. For families that need additional hours beyond the core activity requirement, these hours must be satisfied in some other TANF work activity.

[71 FR 37477, June 29, 2006]