5 CFR § 1650.42 - How to obtain a financial hardship withdrawal.

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title: "5 CFR § 1650.42 - How to obtain a financial hardship withdrawal."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1650.42"
section_name: "How to obtain a financial hardship withdrawal."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1650"
part_name: "METHODS OF WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8351, 8432d, 8433, 8434, 8435, 8474(b)(5) and 8474(c)(1)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 35503, June 13, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1650.42 How to obtain a financial hardship withdrawal.

(a) To request a financial hardship withdrawal, a participant must initiate a request in the form and manner prescribed by the TSP record keeper.

(b) There is no limit on the number of financial hardship withdrawals a participant can make; however, the TSP record keeper will not accept a financial hardship withdrawal request for a period of six months after a financial hardship disbursement is made.