45 CFR § 287.135 - Are bonuses, rewards and stipends allowed for participants in the NEW Program?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s287.135"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 287.135 - Are bonuses, rewards and stipends allowed for participants in the NEW Program?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "287.135"
section_name: "Are bonuses, rewards and stipends allowed for participants in the NEW Program?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "287"
part_name: "THE NATIVE EMPLOYMENT WORKS (NEW) PROGRAM"
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. 612."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 8554, Feb. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "287"
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# 287.135 Are bonuses, rewards and stipends allowed for participants in the NEW Program?

Bonuses, stipends, and performance awards are allowed. However, such allowances may be counted as income in determining eligibility for some TANF or other need-based programs.