{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-261.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 261.13","heading":"May an individual be penalized for not following an individual responsibility plan?","body":"Yes. If an individual fails without good cause to comply with an individual responsibility plan that he or she has signed, the State may reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to the family, by whatever amount it considers appropriate. This penalty is in addition to any other penalties under the State's TANF program.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 261—ENSURING THAT RECIPIENTS WORK","Subpart A—What Are the Provisions Addressing Individual Responsibility?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"7f7477a04e7b02f1bacb14c536d0ac04f2b7b0c89421964a18b2bfcf33962342","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-261.12","next":"us/45-cfr-261.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}