---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 261.35"
title: "45"
number: "261.35"
heading: "Are there any special work provisions for single custodial parents?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/261.35"
---

# §261.35. Are there any special work provisions for single custodial parents?


Yes. A single custodial parent or caretaker relative with a child under age six will count as engaged in work if he or she participates for at least an average of 20 hours per week.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 602, 607, and 609; Pub. L. 109-171.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 17884, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.