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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-2.17 - Provisions for minor parents

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(a) Minor parents
				(applicants/recipients who are less than 18 years of age, never married, are
				the natural parents of the dependent child and are caring for the dependent
				child) shall be required, as a condition of eligibility for benefits for the
				applicant or recipient and the applicant's or recipient's dependent child, to:
1. Reside in a home maintained by, and have
				the benefits paid to, the applicant's or recipient's parent, legal guardian or
				other adult relative; and
i. Regularly attend
				a high school or equivalency program of study on a full-time basis. The hours
				of participation shall be in accordance with the scheduled program;
				or
ii. Engage in a work activity or
				employment, or participate in the TANF Initiative for Parents (TIP) Program,
				for a minimum of 35 hours per week if the applicant or recipient has completed
				secondary education in accordance with
				10:90-4.2(c)2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-2.19 - Refusal to cooperate with Quality Assurance reviews

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An adult assistance unit member shall be determined
				  ineligible for cash assistance if he or she refuses to cooperate in a State
				  Quality Assurance review. If an adult assistance unit member is deleted for
				  refusal to cooperate, without good cause, with a Quality Assurance review, such
				  an individual shall be removed from the assistance unit until such time as the
				  individual cooperates with the review.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-2.20 - The Supportive Assistance for Individuals and Families (SAIF) Program

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(a) The Supportive
				Assistance for Individuals and Families (SAIF) Program shall provide intensive
				case management (ICM) at 48 months for Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) recipients
				who have complied with WFNJ requirements and have not become self-sufficient
				and who do not appear to be exemptible from time limits under
				10:90-2.4, except for those
				recipients who would meet the definition of "chronically unemployable." Within
				the limits of available funding, recipients who appear to be chronically
				unemployable shall receive intensive case management through the SAIF Program.
				The goal of the SAIF Program is to assist SAIF Program participants to become
				self-sufficient before they reach the 60-month time limit.
(b) Intensive case management shall be
				provided for a total period of 24 months. Recipients shall be required to
				continue to meet financial and non-financial eligibility requirements for the
				WFNJ program.
(c) Time limit
				extensions shall not be granted under
				10:90-2.5. Instead, all
				individuals who have exhausted 48 months of benefits, and who are not exempt
				from time limits, may be eligible to receive assistance for a total period of
				24 months under the SAIF Program.
(d) After 48 months of assistance,
				participation in the SAIF Program becomes a WFNJ program requirement for
				eligible recipients and the participant shall begin to receive intensive case
				management services. As a condition of continued eligibility, participants
				shall receive and cooperate with individualized and intensive case management,
				and, if appropriate, substance abuse treatment and mental health services.
				Participation in the SAIF Program is a WFNJ program requirement for the
				recipients who are required to participate in the SAIF Program. The individual
				shall fully participate in the SAIF Program to continue receiving cash
				assistance benefits. If a SAIF participant fails to cooperate with SAIF
				requirements without good cause, the WFNJ case shall be closed.
(e) SAIF Program participants shall cooperate
				in the development of a new Individual Responsibility Plan (IRP). The IRP shall
				be updated every six months. See
				10:90-4.8 regarding the provisions
				for the IRP.
(f) Failure, without
				good cause, to begin or continue to participate in an agreed-upon assigned
				activity, shall be considered as refusal to cooperate without good cause. This
				action shall result in the sanction procedures and penalties being imposed, as
				set forth at
				10:90-4.13 through 4.18.
1. The SAIF Program shall adhere to all
				notice and hearing requirements as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:90-9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.1 - General financial eligibility provisions

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(a) Benefits for
				recipients of WFNJ/TANF and WFNJ/GA shall be determined according to standards
				of countable income (earned and unearned) and countable resources. These
				standards shall take into account, for the determination of eligibility and
				provision of benefits, all income and resources of all persons in an assistance
				unit of which the applicant or recipient is a member, including any income
				deemed to the assistance unit members as a result of deeming from parents to
				minor parents and from sponsors to eligible aliens.
(b) Initial financial eligibility for WFNJ
				benefits shall be determined through an initial test for assistance units
				applying as a new applicant, reapplicant or reopened case by comparing the
				total countable income with the maximum income allowed for the appropriate unit
				size in accordance with Schedule I at
				10:90-3.3 for WFNJ/TANF and
				Schedule III at
				10:90-3.5 for WFNJ/GA employable
				single adults and couples without dependent children. If the assistance unit
				has income equal to or less than the maximum allowable income level, then
				initial financial eligibility exists.
1. There
				is no separate initial income eligibility test for WFNJ/GA unemployable single
				adults and couples without dependent children; instead, the total countable
				income of the WFNJ/GA unemployable assistance unit shall be compared to the
				unemployable maximum benefit payment level for the appropriate unit size in
				accordance with Schedule V at
				10:90-3.6. If the assistance unit
				has income less than the maximum benefit payment level, then WFNJ/GA initial
				financial eligibility exists.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.2 - Determining initial financial eligibility for WFNJ/TANF assistance units with dependent children

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(a) For the initial
				financial eligibility test, that is, in order to determine initial financial
				eligibility for assistance units applying for WFNJ/TANF as a new applicant,
				reapplicant or reopened case, all countable income available to the assistance
				unit shall be considered and compared to the initial maximum allowable income
				levels for the appropriate eligible assistance unit size in Schedule I at
				10:90-3.3. If the assistance unit
				has income equal to or less than the initial maximum allowable income level for
				the appropriate unit size, then WFNJ/TANF initial financial eligibility
				exists.
(b) WFNJ/TANF initial
				maximum allowable financial income eligibility levels are based on 150 percent
				of the maximum benefit payment levels (provided within the limit of funds
				appropriated by the Legislature) for the appropriate assistance unit size in
				Schedule II at
				10:90-3.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.3 - WFNJ/TANF-initial allowable maximum income and maximum benefit payment levels (Schedules I and II)

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(a) Schedule I
				below identifies the WFNJ/TANF initial maximum allowable income eligibility
				levels for the appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for new
				applicant, reapplicant and reopened cases to determine initial financial
				eligibility for families with dependent children.
(b) Schedule II below identifies the
				WFNJ/TANF maximum allowable benefit payment levels for the appropriate
				assistance unit size that shall be used for families with dependent children.
				As long as the assistance unit's countable income is less than the applicable
				benefit level, WFNJ/TANF financial eligibility exists. When the total countable
				income equals or exceeds the applicable benefit level, the assistance unit is
				no longer eligible for WFNJ/TANF benefits except for cases with earned income
				that are subject to six-month reporting requirements. Such cases need not
				report changes in earned income until such time as the assistance unit's total
				income exceeds 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). However, if the
				assistance unit does report a change, the county/municipal agency shall act on
				that change.
WFNJ/TANF Schedules I and II
WFNJ/TANF Initial Maximum Allowable
							 Income Levels and Maximum Benefit Payment Levels
Families with Dependent
							 Children
Schedule I
Schedule II
Initial Maximum Allowable
Number in
Maximum Benefit
Income Levels
Assistance Unit
Payment Levels
$321
1
$214
$638
2
$425
$839
3
$559
$966
4
$644
$1,092
5
$728
$1,221
6
$814
$1,341
7
$894
$1,442
8
$961
Add $99 for each additional person
More than 8
Add $66 for each additional person
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.4 - Determining initial financial eligibility for employable WFNJ/GA assistance units

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(a) For the initial
				financial eligibility test, that is, in order to determine initial financial
				eligibility for assistance units composed of employable single adults or
				couples without dependent children, who are applying for WFNJ/GA as a new
				applicant, reapplicant or reopened case, all countable income available to the
				assistance unit shall be considered and compared to the initial maximum
				allowable income levels for the appropriate eligible assistance unit size in
				Schedule III at
				10:90-3.5. If the assistance unit
				has income equal to or less than the initial maximum allowable income level for
				the appropriate unit size, then WFNJ/GA initial financial eligibility
				exists.
(b) WFNJ/GA initial maximum
				allowable financial income eligibility levels are based on 150 percent of the
				maximum benefit payment levels (provided within the limit of funds appropriated
				by the Legislature) for the appropriate assistance unit size in Schedule IV at
				10:90-3.5.
1. When an eligible WFNJ/GA assistance unit
				is composed of a couple without dependent children and at least one individual
				is employable, Schedule III shall be used to determine initial financial
				eligibility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.5 - WFNJ/GA employable, initial allowable maximum income, and maximum benefit payment levels (Schedules III and IV)

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(a) Schedule III
				below identifies the WFNJ/GA initial maximum allowable income eligibility
				levels for the appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for new
				applicant, reapplicant, and reopened cases to determine initial financial
				eligibility for employable single adults and couples without dependent
				children.
(b) Schedule IV below
				identifies the WFNJ/GA maximum allowable benefit payment levels for the
				appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for employable single
				adults and couples without dependent children. As long as the assistance unit's
				countable income is less than the applicable benefit level, WFNJ/GA financial
				eligibility exists. When the countable income equals or exceeds the applicable
				benefit level, the assistance unit is no longer eligible for WFNJ/GA benefits
				except for cases with earned income that are subject to six-month reporting
				requirements. Such cases need not report changes in earned income until such
				time as the assistance unit's total income exceeds 130 percent of the Federal
				Poverty Level (FPL). However, if the assistance unit does report a change, the
				county/municipal agency shall act on that change.
WFNJ/GA Employable Assistance Units
							 Schedules III and IV
WFNJ/GA Initial Maximum Allowance
							 Income Levels and Maximum Benefit Payment Levels for Employable Single Adults
							 and Couples without Dependent Children
Schedule III
Schedule IV
WFNJ/GA Employable Maximum Allowable
Number in
WFNJ/GA Employable Maximum Benefit
Income Levels
Assistance Unit
Payment Levels
$278
1
$185
$381
2
$254
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.6 - Eligibility/maximum benefit payment levels for WFNJ/GA unemployable single adults and couples without dependent children (Schedule V)

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(a)
				There is no separate initial income eligibility test for WFNJ/GA unemployable
				single adults and couples without dependent children. Instead, for unemployable
				assistance units who apply as a new applicant, re-applicant, or reopened case,
				the total countable income of the WFNJ/GA shall be compared to the unemployable
				maximum benefit payment level in Schedule V below. If the assistance unit has
				income less than the maximum benefit payment level for the appropriate unit
				size, then initial financial eligibility exists; and, financial eligibility
				shall continue to exist as long as the total countable income is less than the
				applicable benefit payment level. When the income equals or exceeds the benefit
				payment level, the assistance unit is no longer financially eligible for
				WFNJ/GA benefits.
WFNJ/GA Unemployable Assistance Units
							 Schedule V
WFNJ/GA Initial Maximum Benefit
							 Payment Levels for Unemployable Single Adults and Couples without Dependent
							 Children
Number in
WFNJ/GA Unemployable Maximum Benefit
Assistance Unit
Payment Levels
1
$277
2
$382
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.7 - Computing prorated cash assistance benefits for WFNJ TANF/GA recipients

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(a) The county or
				municipal agency shall prorate the initial cash assistance benefit or any other
				cash benefit that is issued for less than one month. The prorated benefit shall
				be determined by counting all income which has been received or which will be
				received in the month of application, and applying the appropriate disregards
				(see 10:90-3.8 ) to the earned income.
				The countable income shall be subtracted from the appropriate monthly maximum
				benefit payment level (Schedule II, IV or V located at
				10:90-3.3, 3.5 and 3.6, as
				appropriate) and the result prorated by multiplying that amount by the factor
				appropriate for the date of application in the proration table below. If the
				result is not a whole dollar amount, the amount shall be rounded to the next
				lower whole dollar.
1. The effective date of
				the initial cash assistance benefit shall be the date of the application if the
				client was eligible on that date. If the client was found eligible on any other
				date, the initial grant shall be the date eligibility was established.
Proration Table for Initial/Partial
						Assistance Payments
Date of
Multiplication
Date
						of
Multiplication
Application
Factor
Application
Factor
1
1.000
16
.5000
2
.9666
17
.4666
3
.9333
18
.4333
4
.9000
19
.4000
5
.8666
20
.3666
6
.8333
21
.3333
7
.8000
22
.3000
8
.7666
23
.2666
9
.7333
24
.2333
10
.7000
25
.2000
11
.6666
26
.1666
12
.6333
27
.1333
13
.6000
28
.1000
14
.5666
29
.0666
15
.5333
30 and 31
.0333
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.9 - Income-WFNJ TANF/GA

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(a) Income is
				either countable or exempt. The provisions pertaining to exempt income may be
				found at 10:90-3.19.
(b) Income refers to earned or unearned and
				means, but is not limited to, child support, commissions, salaries,
				self-employed earnings, and spousal support payments, interest and dividend
				earnings, wages, receipts, unemployment compensation, any legal or equitable
				interest or entitlement owed that was acquired by a cause of action, suit,
				claim or counterclaim, insurance benefits, temporary disability claims, estate
				income, trusts, Federal income tax refunds, state income tax refunds, homestead
				rebates, inheritances, lottery prizes, casino and racetrack winnings,
				annuities, retirement benefits, RSDI, veterans' benefits, union benefits, or
				other sources that may be construed or defined as income.
(c) Earned income refers to gross income
				received by an individual through the receipt of wages, tips, salaries or
				commissions or receipt of income from self-employment. It includes earnings
				over a period of time for which settlement is made in one payment, for example,
				as in the sale of farm crops.
1. Earnings
				payable under the terms of a renewable contract, for example, earnings of
				school personnel, are to be averaged over a 12-month period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.10 - Resources-WFNJ TANF/GA

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(a) Resources are
				either countable or exempt. The provisions pertaining to exempt resources may
				be found at
				10:90-3.20.
(b) Resources are defined as all real and
				personal property, including bank accounts, which is within the control of one
				or more members of each eligible assistance unit, or to which the member(s) may
				have a valid claim, and certain benefits and other contributions of support
				which may become available to each eligible assistance unit. Available
				resources include cash and other forms of income immediately obtainable to meet
				the needs of each eligible assistance unit.
1.
				For checking and saving accounts in which the names of the owners are stated in
				the conjunctive ("and" accounts), the eligible assistance unit member shall be
				presumed to possess the funds in proportion to the number of owners listed on
				the account. Such presumption is rebuttable and shall not apply if the eligible
				assistance unit member and/or the other owner(s) demonstrate to the county or
				municipal agency that actual ownership (based on the contributions by each of
				the parties to the sums on deposit) of the funds is in a different
				proportion.
2. For checking and
				saving accounts in which the names of the owners are stated in the disjunctive
				("or" accounts), the eligible assistance unit member shall be presumed to
				possess all the funds therein regardless of their source. Such presumption is
				rebuttable and shall not apply if the eligible assistance unit member and/or
				the other owner(s) demonstrate to the county or municipal agency that ownership
				of the funds is in a different proportion, predicated on contributions by each
				party to the sums on deposit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.11 - Determining the income of WFNJ TANF/GA assistance units

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(a) All earned and
				unearned income shall be determined by using a prospective budgeting
				methodology. WFNJ eligibility and cash assistance benefit calculations shall be
				based on an estimate of the assistance unit's income, using income averaging
				and, other circumstances that will exist until the assistance unit reports a
				change in circumstance or at the time of case redetermination, whichever occurs
				first. The estimate of income is based on the assistance unit's and the
				agency's reasonable expectations and knowledge of current, past and future
				circumstances.
(b) For purposes of
				determining the assistance unit's financial eligibility and benefits, the
				county or municipal agency shall determine earnings by obtaining wage
				information for the four consecutive week period immediately preceding the date
				of application, redetermination or change in circumstance. Likewise, all
				unearned income received within this four week period is also determined. All
				earned and unearned income received within this four week period must be
				verified and documented in the case record, even if all four weeks of income
				are not ultimately used to calculate the estimate.
(c) In order to maintain consistency in
				policy application between the WFNJ and NJ SNAP programs, the county or
				municipal agency shall utilize the same income estimate for both the WFNJ
				application/redetermination period and the NJ SNAP application/recertification
				period, whenever possible. Therefore, in those WFNJ/NJ SNAP cases where the NJ
				SNAP calculation encompasses a five-paycheck (or a three paycheck month for
				bi-weekly income) month, county or municipal agencies are authorized to use
				that same method for WFNJ eligibility and cash assistance benefit.
				Documentation of the income estimate determination must be maintained in the
				case record.
1. Since the receipt of income by
				a WFNJ individual usually occurs weekly, bi-weekly, or on a semi-monthly basis,
				the county or municipal agency shall convert the averaged income amount to a
				gross monthly amount by multiplying the averaged income amount by the
				appropriate conversion factors as follows:
i.
				Weekly amounts by 4.333;
ii.
				Bi-weekly amounts by 2.167; and
iii. Semi-monthly amounts by two.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.12 - Treatment of income and resources from eligible and noneligible individuals in the WFNJ TANF/GA household, as appropriate

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(a) Income of the
				spouse is considered available for the other spouse and income of a parent
				(natural or adoptive) is considered available for children under 18. If the
				spouse or parent is living with his or her spouse or children, respectively,
				income is considered available regardless of whether the spouse or natural or
				adoptive parent is noneligible or sanctioned.
(b) When an individual is not included in the
				eligible assistance unit because of a sanction for failure or refusal to comply
				with a WFNJ program requirement or is disqualified for an intentional program
				violation and, such individual has earned or unearned income of his or her own,
				that income shall be considered available to the remaining members of the
				eligible unit.
1. For earned income, the gross
				amount to be considered available to the eligible assistance unit shall be
				determined without application of earned income disregards provided for at
				10:90-3.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.13 - Treatment of income for needy stepparents who are married to a WFNJ recipient parent

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(a) When a needy
				stepparent is married to a natural or adoptive WFNJ recipient parent and is not
				the parent of any of the WFNJ children, the stepparent shall be included as a
				member of the eligible assistance unit, with all needs recognized and his or
				her income considered in determining the adjusted allowance and the amount of
				the cash assistance benefit in accordance with all regulations in this chapter.
1. If the stepparent's income causes the
				eligible assistance unit to become ineligible, then the stepparent is
				considered non-needy and the rules at
				10:90-3.14 shall be
				applied.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.14 - Treatment of income for a non-needy stepparent who is married to a natural or adoptive WFNJ recipient parent

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(a) When a
				non-needy stepparent is married to a natural or adoptive WFNJ recipient parent
				and is not the parent of any of the WFNJ children, the non-needy stepparent,
				the stepparent's natural or adoptive children and the WFNJ recipient parent
				shall be excluded from the eligible assistance unit; therefore, the eligible
				assistance unit shall consist of only the WFNJ children. Eligibility for the
				WFNJ children shall be established provided that the gross income of the
				assistance unit does not exceed the maximum income limits for the applicable
				household size as referenced in (a)1 below, and the countable income of the
				eligible children does not exceed the limits referenced in (c) below.
1. Household maximum income limits for
				non-needy stepparents marrying WFNJ recipient parents shall be based on 150
				percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines as published each year in the
				Federal Register and subsequently as a public notice in the New Jersey
				Register.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.15 - Eligibility of sponsored aliens and deeming of sponsor's income and resources to a sponsored alien for eligible aliens who entered the United States after August 22, 1996

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(a) The income and
				resources of an alien's sponsor shall be deemed to be unearned income and
				resources of an alien applying for WFNJ for a period of three years following
				the alien's entry into the United States. For purposes of deeming, a sponsor is
				an individual who executed an affidavit of support, Form I-134, or similar
				agreement (except as noted in (j) below) on behalf of an alien (who is not the
				child of the sponsor or the sponsor's spouse) as a condition of the alien's
				entry into the United States.
1. No income or
				resources shall be deemed from a sponsor who is (or whose spouse is) receiving
				WFNJ or SSI.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.16 - Deeming income of parents of minor parents

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(a) A minor parent
				is an individual under the age of 18 who is himself or herself a parent of a
				dependent child.
(b) Whether or not
				a minor parent lives in the same home as his or her own parent(s), the income
				of such parent(s) shall be deemed available to the eligible assistance unit;
				however, inability to obtain financial information of such parent(s) shall not
				preclude eligibility of the minor parent. Under circumstances when the natural
				or adoptive parent of the adolescent parent receives SSI, the SSI benefit shall
				be exempt from the income deemed available while all other income of the SSI
				recipient parent is deemed available to the adolescent parent. Deeming under
				this provision shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
1. Reduce the gross earned income (and net
				income from self-employment) of each employed parent by the appropriate
				disregard as specified at
				10:90-3.8;
2. Add the result to the unearned income of
				the parent(s);
3. Any income
				remaining shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the parent(s) as spousal
				support or child support to individuals not living in the household;
				and
4. All income remaining shall
				be counted as unearned income available to the eligible unit and shall be
				counted toward total income and in the determination of financial eligibility
				and the cash assistance benefit amount.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.17 - WFNJ/GA special payment provisions for other living arrangements

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(a)
				When an individual is purchasing a room and board living arrangement, the
				following shall apply:
1. When an individual
				who is in need of extensive personal services on a regular and continuous basis
				is purchasing a room and board living arrangement in a residential health care
				facility (licensed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for
				purposes other than the care or treatment of drug or alcohol abuse), the
				monthly assistance payment ($ 1,153.05), including a personal allowance, shall
				not exceed the rate approved by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, less
				any countable income. When a rate increase is approved, a notice of
				administrative change to that effect will be published in the New Jersey
				Register. Information about the current rate may also be obtained by contacting
				the DFD. However, the cost of purchasing such living arrangement shall not
				exceed the minimum amount that the establishment customarily charges to or for
				other guests not dependent on public assistance, for the same accommodations
				and/or services.
2. When an
				individual is purchasing room and board in a group facility or a boarding home
				(including a private home) other than a residential health care facility as in
				(a)1 above, or a center for treatment of drug or alcohol abuse as in (a)3
				below, the total monthly benefit payment shall be the maximum benefit payment
				amount for a single adult as given in Schedule IV or Schedule V at
				10:90-3.5
				and 3.6, as appropriate, less any countable income.
i. The spouse of a boarding home operator
				when living in the same home is also considered a boarding home operator.
				Neither the spouse nor a child under age 18 of a boarding home operator may be
				considered a boarder there.
3. When an individual is receiving room and
				board in a residential center for the treatment of drug or alcohol abuse,
				whether or not the center is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human
				Services, the total allowance shall not exceed the amount to which the
				individual would be entitled as an eligible unit of one as given in Schedule IV
				or Schedule V at
				10:90-3.5
				and 3.6, as appropriate. Of that amount, $ 25.00 shall be considered as an
				allowance for personal incidentals and the remainder as the room and board
				payment to the center. (Note: Licensure of the center by the New Jersey
				Department of Health as a medical institution will not affect the payment
				rate.)
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.18 - Treatment of lump sum income WFNJ TANF/GA

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(a) Lump
				sum income includes, but is not limited to, payments in the nature of a
				windfall such as inheritances, lottery, casino and racetrack winnings; RSDI,
				Railroad Retirement, Veterans and Worker's Compensation retroactive awards; and
				personal injury awards.
1. Nonrecurring lump
				sum income will be subject to repayment of past assistance (including emergency
				assistance) in accordance with the agreement to repay except as noted in (a)1i
				below (see
				10:90-7.8 regarding agreement to
				repay provisions); after the agreement to repay is satisfied, any remaining
				amount of the lump sum income shall be considered in determining the period of
				WFNJ ineligibility.
i. RSDI, Railroad
				Retirement, Worker's Compensation, Veteran's Administration benefits, and
				temporary disability benefits are exempted by law from the repayment process.
				However, lump sum payments from these sources are subject to the lump sum
				regulations in (c) through (e) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.22 - WFNJ TANF/GA case redetermination process

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(a) Case
				redetermination is a review of the factors affecting WFNJ TANF/GA eligibility
				and payment amount. At the time of redetermination, the recipient shall execute
				a formal application for continuation for assistance. If a redetermination is
				not conducted and the county/municipal agency is responsible, the right of the
				client to continued assistance shall not be jeopardized.
1. WFNJ/TANF cases shall be redetermined at
				least every 12 months.
i. Kinship caregivers
				participating in the TANF Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) shall comply with
				WFNJ/TANF redetermination requirements in accordance with (a)1 above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS › Section 10:90-3.23 - Payees in WFNJ

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(a) Payees in WFNJ
				are classified as designated payees, temporary payees, protective payees and
				representative payees (see (b) through (e) below).
1. In addition to the provisions allowing for
				payees under the WFNJ program, provisions are also included for situations
				which may warrant the use of restricted payments in the form of vendor payments
				or two-party checks for goods and services provided to or for a recipient. Such
				restricted assistance payments shall be provided at the request of the WFNJ
				recipient or at the discretion of the county or municipal agency (see (f)
				below).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.1 - General work requirement provisions

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(a) Each WFNJ adult
				recipient, teen parent, and 16 through 18 year old individual not attending
				school on a full time basis, unless specifically deferred or unless otherwise
				specified in this subchapter, shall cooperate with and participate in the WFNJ
				work requirements in accordance with Federal regulations, the Federal Personal
				Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the New Jersey
				State Plan for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Work First New
				Jersey Act, and the New Jersey SNAP Employment and Training State Plan, for up
				to 40 hours per week as a condition of eligibility for receipt of cash
				assistance benefits. WFNJ/GA recipients are required to participate in a work
				activity for up to 30 hours per week.
1. Each
				WFNJ TANF/GA adult recipient, unless deferred from the work requirement, shall
				continuously and actively seek employment in an effort to gain
				self-sufficiency. Unless otherwise specifically deferred under this section,
				each WFNJ recipient shall cooperate with, and participate in, the WFNJ work
				requirements as a condition of eligibility for receipt of cash assistance
				benefits. For GA applicants, the cooperation process begins at application,
				with the requirement to participate in a minimum 28-day employment-related
				activity through LWD, before WFNJ-eligibility can be established.
2. Adult WFNJ recipients, teen parents, and
				16 through 18 year old individuals that are not attending school on a full time
				basis, unless deferred, shall be required to comply with all aspects of the
				cooperation and participation provisions of the WFNJ work requirement as
				stipulated in this section, unless good cause exists, which shall include, but
				not be limited to: keeping all scheduled appointments timely; giving reasonable
				notice and explanation of inability to keep an appointment; cooperating in the
				development and completion of an individual responsibility plan (IRP);
				complying with the terms and conditions of the IRP; contacting the child care
				entity to arrange appropriate child care for WFNJ activity participation, as
				appropriate; and participating in a WFNJ work activity(ies) as assigned.
i. A WFNJ case comprised of refugees shall be
				subject to WFNJ work requirements. Appropriate work activities are provided
				through refugee resettlement agencies (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-10 ).
3. WFNJ agencies and other
				agencies contracted to provide services shall be required to meet the needs of
				WFNJ participants with disabilities.
i.
				Reasonable accommodations to allow participation by recipients with
				disabilities may include specialized transportation and tailored, appropriate
				work activities that meet the physical constraints and social and employability
				needs of such individuals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.2 - Work activity participation

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(a) All recipients,
				unless otherwise deferred, shall continuously and actively seek work and engage
				in job search. Recipients who are assessed to be job ready shall be placed in
				job search immediately. If no employment is found, they shall be reassessed, if
				appropriate and placed in a work activity as indicated by their individual
				assessments. Other recipients shall be placed in an appropriate work activity
				as indicated by the assessment results; however, they shall be encouraged to
				continuously seek employment.
1.
				Participation in job search may be counted for up to six weeks, of which no
				more than four weeks may be consecutive.
2. When an adult WFNJ/TANF recipient is
				placed in a CWEP or AWEP activity, the number of hours of participation per
				week, based on the receipt of TANF and NJ SNAP benefits, shall be determined by
				calculating the total of the recipient's monthly cash assistance grant, plus
				any Temporary Rental Assistance (TRA), Emergency Assistance (EA), and the NJ
				SNAP allotment less child support collections for the month, divided by the
				higher of the current Federal or State minimum hourly wage and further divided
				by 4.333. Any resulting partial hour shall be rounded down to the next lower
				whole hour.
i. If the calculated number of
				hours does not equal the mandated number of hours of participation for that
				recipient, the recipient shall continue to participate in the activity in
				accordance with the prescribed hours of participation for compliance under the
				WFNJ program. The participant shall be compensated for the total excess hours
				of participation required through the issuance of a supplemental participant
				allowance payment that shall be calculated as follows:
(1) Excess hours of participation shall be
				determined by subtracting the calculated hours of participation (determined
				using the grant, TRA, EA, and NJ SNAP allotment less child support collections
				for the month as described above) from the mandated hours of participation for
				compliance under WFNJ program and multiplying the excess participation hours by
				the higher of the current Federal or State minimum hourly wage rate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.5 - Conditions under which CWEP and AWEP shall be regarded as employment

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(a) Participation
				by a recipient in CWEP or AWEP activity provided by a sponsor, pursuant to the
				Federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
				1996," P.L.
				104-193, shall not be considered employment for
				any purpose, except that such participation shall be regarded as employment as
				follows:
1. The "Law Against Discrimination,"
				P.L. 1945, c.169 (10:5-1 et seq.), and the sponsor,
				not the program, shall be deemed the employer for purposes of any action
				brought under this act;.
2. The
				"New Jersey Public Employees' Occupational Safety and Health Act," P.L. 1983,
				c.516 (34:6A-25 et seq.) when the sponsor
				is a public employer subject to this Act;
3. The "Conscientious Employee Protection
				Act," P.L. 1986, c.105 (34:19-1 et seq.) and
				the "Worker and Community Right to Know Act," P.L. 1983, c.315 (34:5A-1 et seq.);
4. The purposes of Chapter 15 of Title 34 of
				the Revised Statutes (Worker's Compensation), and the participant shall be
				regarded an employee of the State and the sponsor, subject to the provisions
				set forth below at
				10:90-4.6; and
5. The "Family Leave Act," P.L. 1989, c.261
				(34:11B-1 et seq.) and the
				recipient shall be entitled to family leave, to the same degree as any
				similarly situated employee of the sponsor, as well as family and medical leave
				pursuant to Federal law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.6 - Work activity placement parameters

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(a) A recipient
				shall not be placed or utilized in a position at a particular workplace
				(including CWEP placements):
1. That was
				previously filled by a regular employee if that position, or a substantially
				similar position at that workplace, has been made vacant through a demotion,
				substantial reduction of hours or a layoff of a regular employee in the
				previous 12 months, or has been eliminated by the employer at any time during
				the previous 12 months;
2. In a
				manner that infringes upon a wage rate or an employment benefit, or violates
				the contractual overtime provisions of a regular employee at that
				workplace;
3. In a manner that
				violates an existing collective bargaining agreement or a statutory provision
				that applies to that workplace;
4.
				In a manner that supplants or duplicates a position in an existing, approved
				apprenticeship program;
5. By or
				through an employment agency or temporary help service firm as a community work
				experience or alternative work experience worker;
6. If there is a contractual or statutory
				recall right to that position at that workplace; or
7. If there is an ongoing strike or lockout
				at that workplace.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.7 - The "Individual Responsibility Plan (IRP) Development Tool and Employability Profile" (IDT) (assessment)

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(a) An IRP
				Development Tool (IDT), which provides a participant screening and
				employability profile, shall be completed for each adult WFNJ/TANF recipient,
				teen parent and 16 through 18 year old individual not attending school on a
				full-time basis. The individual's relative employability shall be assessed from
				the responses to questions in the introductory, educational, employment,
				personal screening and screening outcomes sections of the IDT.
1. The introductory screening section reviews
				the individual's current employment and duration on public
				assistance.
2. The educational
				screening section reviews such areas as the individual's educational level,
				relevant training or skills, and possible comprehension barriers, including
				language difficulties.
3. The
				employment screening section reviews such areas as the individual's work
				history and possible employment preferences, employment barriers or
				needs.
4. The personal screening
				section reviews such areas as the individual's personal or family/household
				related barriers or special needs, including housing issues and substance
				abuse.
5. The screening outcomes
				section identifies such areas as possible WFNJ activities, suggested barrier
				resolution activities, necessary supports or deferrals.