45 C.F.R. § 261.32 How many hours must work-eligible individuals participate for the family to count in the numerator of the two-parent rate?
Title 45 - Public Welfare
(a) Subject to paragraph (d) of this section, a family with two work-eligible parents counts as engaged in work for the month for the two-parent rate if: (1) Work-eligible parents in the family are participating in work activities for a combined average of at least 35 hours per week during the month, and (2) At least 30 of the 35 hours per week come from participation in the activities listed in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) The following nine activities count for the first 30 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 30 hours per week, the following three activities may also count for 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 family with two work-eligible parents in which one or both parents participate in a work experience or community service program for the maximum number of hours per week that a State may require by dividing their 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 30 hours per week if actual participation falls short of 30 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. (e)(1) If the family receives federally funded child care assistance and an adult in the family is not disabled or caring for a severely disabled child, then the work-eligible individuals must be participating in work activities for an average of at least 55 hours per week to count as a two-parent family engaged in work for the month. (2) At least 50 of the 55 hours per week must come from participation in the activities listed in paragraph (b) of this section. (3) Above 50 hours per week, the three activities listed in paragraph (c) of this section may also count as participation. (4) We will consider family with two work-eligible parents receiving federally funded child care in which one or both parents participate in a work experience or community service program for the maximum number of hours per week that a State may require by dividing their 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 50 hours per week if actual participation falls short of 50 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]
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 261—ENSURING THAT RECIPIENTS WORK
Subpart C—What Are the Work Activities and How Do They Count?
§ 261.32 How many hours must work-eligible individuals participate for the family to count in the numerator of the two-parent rate?
