Work participation standards governing the TANF Program shall be:
FY 1998--30% FY 2001--45%
FY 1999--35% FY 2002 and beyond--50%
FY 2000--40%
FY 1998--75%
FY 1999 and beyond--90%
Each TANF recipient shall participate in work activities the following minimum number of hours per week (averaged over a month):
FY 1998 20 Hours
FY 1999 25 Hours
FY 2000 and beyond 30 Hours
FY 1998 and beyond 35 Hours
FY 1998 and beyond 55 Hours (both parents)
Single-parent families and two-parent families in which one parent is incapacitated or disabled shall participate in "countable" work activities, as defined in subsection 5804.4, for at least twenty (20) hours each week. Two-parent families (in which neither parent is incapacitated or disabled) shall participate in "countable" work activities, as defined in subsection 5804.4, for at least thirty (30) hours each week. Additional hours of participation needed to meet the hourly requirements as defined in subsection 5804.2 may consist of education, job training, or other approved employment-related activities.
For purposes of this section, "countable work activities" are defined as unsubsidized employment, subsidized employment, on-the-job training, work experience, community service, job readiness, job search, and vocational educational training.
Work participation standards shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 10 of Title 7 DCMR.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-5804