# 45 C.F.R. § 233.23 (2026): When assistance shall be paid under retrospective budgeting

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## Section

- **Citation:** 45 C.F.R. § 233.23 (2026)
- **Heading:** When assistance shall be paid under retrospective budgeting
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare / Chapter II / Part 233 / § 233.23: § 233.23   When assistance shall be paid under retrospective budgeting.

## Text

Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 48288, July 31, 2026. (a) A State which uses retrospective budgeting shall specify in its plan that it will make assistance payments within the following time limits to recipients who file a completed report on time, and to those who are not required to file a report. A State shall choose one of two time periods for making assistance payments. The State plan shall provide that payment must be made: (1) Within 25 days from the close of the budget month; or (2) Between 25 and 45 days from the close of the budget month. (b)(1) Where a State makes payments between 25 and 45 days from the close of the budget month, the State plan shall provide that the State will make supplemental payments as provided in § 233.27. (2) If a State makes payments within 25 days from the close of the budget month, and also makes supplemental payments as provided in § 233.27, the State plan shall so specify. (c) In States which issue two checks for each payment month, these time periods apply to the first check. [44 FR 26083, May 4, 1979]

## Nearby sections

- [45 C.F.R. § 233.10 (2026) § 233.10   General provisions regarding coverage and eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_10.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.20 (2026) § 233.20   Need and amount of assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_20.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.21 (2026) § 233.21   Budgeting methods for OAA, AB, APTD, and AABD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_21.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.22 (2026) § 233.22   Determining eligibility under prospective budgeting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_22.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.23 (2026) § 233.23   When assistance shall be paid under retrospective budgeting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_23.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.24 (2026) § 233.24   Retrospective budgeting; determining eligibility and computing the assistance payment in the initial one or two months.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_24.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.25 (2026) § 233.25   Retrospective budgeting; computing the assistance payment after the initial one or two months.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_25.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.26 (2026) § 233.26   Retrospective budgeting; determining eligibility after the initial one or two months.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_26.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.27 (2026) § 233.27   Supplemental payments under retrospective budgeting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_27.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.28 (2026) § 233.28   Monthly reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_28.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.29 (2026) § 233.29   How monthly reports are treated and what notices are required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_29.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.31 (2026) § 233.31   Budgeting methods for AFDC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_31.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.32 (2026) § 233.32   Payment and budget months (AFDC).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_32.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 233.33 (2026) § 233.33   Determining eligibility prospectively for all payment months (AFDC).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P233_S233_33.md)

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