ACF-OFA-PI-23-05 (Renewed Form ACF-202, Caseload Reduction Report)

TO:

State and territorial agencies (hereafter, states) administering or supervising an approved Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and other interested parties.

SUBJECT:

Renewed Form ACF-202, Caseload Reduction Report.

REFERENCES:   

Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act, 45 CFR 261.40 et seq.

PURPOSE:

To transmit the renewed form ACF-202 and instructions for completing that form.

BACKGROUND:

Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act requires us to reduce a state’s required work participation rate for a fiscal year by the state’s caseload reduction credit for that fiscal year. The caseload reduction credit gives a state credit for reducing its caseload between a base year and a comparison year.

States submit data for the calculation of their caseload reduction credit by completing form ACF-202. Office of Management and Budget approval for the use of the ACF-202 expired on November 30, 2023. The form has now been renewed until October 31, 2026.

ACTION:

Caseload Reduction Reports for FY 2024 are due by December 31, 2023.

ATTACHMENTS:

Form ACF-202 and instructions for completing form ACF-202, with updated expiration date.

INQUIRIES:        

Please make any inquiries to the ACF TANF Program Manager in your region.

     /s/
Ann Flagg
Director
Office of Family Assistance