45 C.F.R. § 261.42 Which reductions count in determining the caseload reduction credit?
Title 45 - Public Welfare
(a)(1) A State's caseload reduction credit must not include caseload decreases due to Federal requirements or State changes in eligibility rules since FY 2005 that directly affect a family's eligibility for assistance. (2) At State option, a State's caseload reduction credit may include caseload increases due to Federal requirements or State change in eligibility rules since FY 2005 if used to offset caseload decreases in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. (3) A State may not receive a caseload reduction credit that exceeds the actual caseload decline between FY 2005 and the comparison year. (4) A State may count the reductions attributable to enforcement mechanisms or procedural requirements that are used to enforce existing eligibility criteria (e.g., fingerprinting or other verification techniques) to the extent that such mechanisms or requirements identify or deter families otherwise ineligible under existing rules. (b) A State must include cases receiving assistance in separate State programs as part of its FY 2005 caseload and comparison-year caseload. However, if a State provides documentation that separate State program cases overlap with or duplicate cases in the TANF caseload, we will exclude them from the caseload count.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 261—ENSURING THAT RECIPIENTS WORK
Subpart D—How Will We Determine Caseload Reduction Credit for Minimum Participation Rates?
§ 261.42 Which reductions count in determining the caseload reduction credit?
