{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1650.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1650.42","heading":"How to obtain a financial hardship withdrawal.","body":"(a) To request a financial hardship withdrawal, a participant must initiate a request in the form and manner prescribed by the TSP record keeper.\n(b) There is no limit on the number of financial hardship withdrawals a participant can make; however, the TSP record keeper will not accept a financial hardship withdrawal request for a period of six months after a financial hardship disbursement is made.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1650—METHODS OF WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN","Subpart E—Procedures for In-Service Withdrawals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"4935fa6753eddff9f3c2d7244e644b4a2fe68135a1db6367fdcee19deed6920c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1650.41","next":"us/5-cfr-1650.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}