Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program State Plan Guidance
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The government is asking to keep the rules for how states run the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for three more years, with no changes. This affects all 50 states plus DC and some territories, who must keep submitting their plans on time. There’s no new money involved, but states need to keep up with their paperwork by December 26, 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
3‑Year Extension; No Changes
The Administration for Children and Families is asking OMB to renew the TANF Program State Plan information collection for three more years with no changes. The current OMB approval expires October 31, 2025, and public comments are due December 26, 2025. The notice says there is no new money involved.
State Paperwork Burden Estimates
The notice estimates the respondents are 54 jurisdictions (50 states, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). It estimates an average of 18 jurisdictions will respond each year, with 30 hours per State TANF plan response and 3 hours per plan amendment, for a total estimated annual burden of 594 hours. States must submit new plans within a 27‑month period under 42 U.S.C. 602(a).
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