45 CFR § 286.125 - Does the receipt of TANF benefits under a State or other Tribal TANF program count towards a Tribe's TANF time limit?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s286.125"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 286.125 - Does the receipt of TANF benefits under a State or other Tribal TANF program count towards a Tribe's TANF time limit?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "286.125"
section_name: "Does the receipt of TANF benefits under a State or other Tribal TANF program count towards a Tribe's TANF time limit?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "TRIBAL TANF PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 601, 604, and 612; Public Law 111-5."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.125 Does the receipt of TANF benefits under a State or other Tribal TANF program count towards a Tribe's TANF time limit?

Yes, the Tribe must count prior months of TANF assistance funded with TANF block grant funds, except for any month that was exempt or disregarded by statute, regulation, or under any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project approved under section 1115 of the Act.