---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 286.250"
title: "45"
number: "286.250"
heading: "What definitions apply to this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/286.250"
---

# §286.250. What definitions apply to this subpart?

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the general TANF definitions at §§ [286.5](/cfr/45/286.5.md) and [286.10](/cfr/45/286.10.md) apply to this subpart.
- (b) **For data collection and reporting purposes only, “TANF family” means—**
  - (1) All individuals receiving assistance as part of a family under the Tribe's TANF program; and
  - (2) The following additional persons living in the household, if not included under [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section:
    - (i) Parent(s) or caretaker relative(s) of any minor child receiving assistance;
    - (ii) Minor siblings of any child receiving assistance; and
    - (iii) Any person whose income or resources would be counted in determining the family's eligibility for or amount of assistance.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 604, and 612; Public Law 111-5.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.