Regulations last checked for updates: May 16, 2024

Title 45 - Public Welfare last revised: May 13, 2024
§ 261.13 - May an individual be penalized for not following an individual responsibility plan?

Yes. If an individual fails without good cause to comply with an individual responsibility plan that he or she has signed, the State may reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to the family, by whatever amount it considers appropriate. This penalty is in addition to any other penalties under the State's TANF program.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 601,602,607,and; Pub. L. 109-171
source: 64 FR 17884, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 261.13