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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.3 - Nonhousehold members, boarders and excluded household members

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(a) Individuals in
				(a)1 and 2 below residing with a household shall not be considered household
				members in determining a household's eligibility or allotment.
1. The following nonhousehold members who are
				otherwise eligible may participate in the program as separate households:
i. Individuals to whom a household furnishes
				lodging, but not meals, for compensation, otherwise known as roomers;
ii. Individuals who reside in a household to
				provide medical, housekeeping, child care or other similar personal services,
				otherwise known as live-in-attendants; and
iii. Other individuals who share living
				quarters with the household but who do not customarily purchase and prepare
				meals with the household. For example, if the applicant household shares living
				quarters with another family to save on rent but does not purchase and prepare
				food together with that family, the members of the other family are not members
				of the applicant household.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.4 - Residents of institutions and homeless individuals defined

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(a) Individuals
				shall be considered residents of an institution when the institution provides
				them with the majority of their meals (over 50 percent of three meals daily) as
				part of the institution's normal services. Residents of institutions are not
				eligible for participation in the NJ SNAP program, with the following
				exceptions:
1. Residents of Federally
				subsidized housing for the elderly, built under either Section 202 of the
				Housing Act of 1959 or Section 236 of the National Housing Act;
2. Substance abusers who, for the purpose of
				regular participation in a New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
				licensed or approved residential substance abuse treatment program, reside at a
				facility or treatment center as described at
				10:87-2.7(d);
i. Residents must be certified as one-person
				households unless their children are living with them, in which case their
				children shall be included in the household with the parent;
3. Blind and/or disabled
				individuals who meet the definition at
				10:87-2.34 and who reside in a
				public or private nonprofit group living arrangement that serves no more than
				16 residents (see
				10:87-2.7(e) 
				);
4. Women or women with their
				children temporarily residing in a shelter for battered women and children
				shall be considered individual household units for the purpose of applying for
				and participating in the program.
i. A
				shelter for battered women and children shall be defined as a public or private
				nonprofit residential facility that serves battered women and their children
				and which may be authorized by FNS to accept and redeem NJ SNAP benefits. If
				such a facility serves other individuals, a portion of the facility must be set
				aside on a long term basis to serve only battered women and children.
ii. The CWA shall maintain a list of shelters
				which meet the definition at (a)4i above and document the basis of this
				determination. Shelters having FNS authorization to redeem NJ SNAP benefits
				through wholesalers shall be deemed as meeting the above definition.
5. Residents of public or private
				nonprofit shelters for homeless persons.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.5 - Boarding home/house

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(a) Residents of
				commercial boarding homes/houses are not eligible for program benefits. For
				program purposes, a boarding home/house shall be defined as an establishment
				which is licensed as a commercial enterprise which offers meals and lodging for
				compensation. In areas without licensing requirements, a boarding home/house
				shall be defined as a commercial establishment which offers meals and lodging
				for compensation with the intention of making a profit. The number of boarders
				shall not be used to determine if a boarding home/house is a commercial
				enterprise.
(b) The household of
				the proprietor of a boarding home/house may participate in the program separate
				and apart from the residents of the boarding home if that household meets all
				of the eligibility requirements for program participation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.6 - Head of household

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(a) The CWA shall
				not use the head of household designation to impose special requirements on the
				household, such as requiring that the head of household, rather than another
				responsible member of the household, appear at the certification office to make
				application for benefits.
(b) When
				designating the head of household, the CWA shall allow the household to select
				an adult parent of children (of any age) living in the household, as the head
				of household provided that all adult household members agree to the selection.
				The CWA shall permit such households to select their head at each certification
				action or whenever there is a change in household composition.
1. The CWA shall provide written notice to
				all households at the time of application and, as otherwise appropriate, that
				specifies the household's right to select its head of household in accordance
				with (b) above.
i. The written notice shall
				identify which households have the option to select their head of household,
				the circumstances under which a household may change its designation of head of
				household and how such changes must be reported to the CWA.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.7 - Authorized representatives

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(a) The head of the
				household, spouse, or any other responsible member of the household may
				designate an authorized representative to act on behalf of the household in one
				or all of the functions described in (b) through (e) below.
(b) When the head of the household or the
				spouse cannot make application, another household member may apply, or an adult
				nonhousehold member may be designated as the authorized representative for that
				purpose. The head of the household or the spouse should prepare or review the
				application whenever possible even though another household member or the
				authorized representative will actually be interviewed. In conjunction with
				these provisions, another household member or the household's authorized
				representative may complete work registration forms for those household members
				required to register for work. The authorized representative designated for
				application processing purposes may also carry out household responsibilities
				during the certification period, such as reporting changes in the household's
				income or other household circumstances in accordance with
				10:87-9.5(b). The
				CWA shall inform the household that it will be held liable for any overissuance
				which results from erroneous information given by the authorized
				representative, except as provided at
				10:87-7.8(d)  and
				7.9(d). Adults who are non-household members may be designated as authorized
				representatives for certification purposes only under the following conditions:
1. The authorized representative has been
				designated in writing by the head of the household or the spouse, or another
				responsible member of the household; and
2. The authorized representative is an adult
				(age 18 or older) who is sufficiently aware of relevant household
				circumstances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.8 - Nonhousehold member as authorized representative

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In the event the only adult living with a household is
				  classified as a nonhousehold member as defined in
				  10:87-2.3, that individual may be
				  the authorized representative for the minor household members.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.9 - Documentation of authorized representative

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The CWA shall bear the responsibility of recording in the
				  case record the name of the authorized representative.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.11 - Application for NJ SNAP benefits

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The application process includes filing and completion of an
				  application form, interview of the applicant, and verification of certain
				  information. The CWA shall act promptly (see
				  10:87-2.26 and 2.27 on all
				  applications and provide NJ SNAP benefits retroactive to the month of
				  application to those households which have completed the application process
				  and have been determined eligible. Expedited service shall be available to
				  households in immediate need (see
				  10:87-2.28 through 2.30).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.12 - NJ SNAP application form

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(a) The composition
				of the applicant household will determine the appropriate NJ SNAP application
				to be used:
1. PA/NJ SNAP households are those
				NJ SNAP households (as determined at
				10:87-2.2 ) in which any member is
				in receipt of TANF or GA, SSI or is a household that is categorically eligible
				in accordance with
				10:87-2.32, and shall be counted
				as PA/NJ SNAP households. Additionally, a case that is categorically eligible
				or is receiving TANF payments for transportation, child care or to subsidize
				wages, is counted as a PA/NJ SNAP household. For such households the
				appropriate application form is the Form WFNJ-1J ("Application and Affidavit
				for Public Assistance") which will serve as a joint application for public
				assistance and NJ SNAP benefits.
2.
				NPA households are those NJ SNAP households (as determined at
				10:87-2.2 ) that do not meet the
				definition of PA households. For such households, the appropriate application
				form is NJ SNAP Application.
3. SSI
				jointly processed households are those households in which all members are
				applicants for, or recipients of, SSI and are neither certified for, nor have
				an application for NJ SNAP benefits pending and have applied for NJ SNAP
				benefits at a Social Security Administration district office (SSA/DO). For such
				households, the appropriate application form is NJ SNAP Application (see
				10:87-2.33 ).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.14 - Household cooperation

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To determine eligibility for program benefits, the
				  application must be completed and signed, the household (or its authorized
				  representative) interviewed, and certain information (see
				  10:87-2.19 and 2.20) must be
				  verified. If the household refuses to cooperate with the CWA in completing this
				  process, by refusing to be interviewed, not merely missing an appointment, the
				  application shall be denied at the time of refusal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.15 - Denial of eligibility for non-cooperation

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For a determination of refusal to be made by the CWA, the
				  household must be able to cooperate but clearly demonstrate that it will not
				  take actions that it can take, to do what is required to complete the
				  application process. For example, to be denied for refusal to cooperate, a
				  household must refuse to be interviewed, not merely fail to appear for the
				  interview. If there is any question as to whether the household has merely
				  failed to cooperate as opposed to refused to cooperate, the household shall not
				  be denied.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.16 - Subsequent refusal to cooperate

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The household shall also be determined ineligible if it
				  refuses to cooperate in any subsequent review of its eligibility, including
				  reviews generated by reported changes and applications for recertification.
				  Once denied or terminated for refusal to cooperate, the household may reapply
				  but shall not be determined eligible until it cooperates.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.17 - Refusal to cooperate with Quality Control reviews

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(a) The household
				shall be determined ineligible if it refuses to cooperate in a State or Federal
				Quality Control review. If a household is terminated for refusal to cooperate
				with a quality control reviewer, the household may reapply but shall not be
				determined eligible until one of the following conditions is met:
1. The household cooperates with the
				reviewer; or
2. If a household that
				was terminated for refusal to cooperate with a State quality control reviewer
				reapplies after 95 days from the end of the annual review period, the household
				shall not be denied for its failure to cooperate with a State quality control
				reviewer during the completed review period, but must provide verification
				prior to certification, in accordance with
				10:87-2.19(k).
				The annual review period ends on September 30 of each year.
3. If a household that was terminated for
				refusal to cooperate with a Federal quality control reviewer reapplies after
				seven months from the end of the annual review period, the household shall not
				be determined ineligible for its refusal to cooperate with a Federal quality
				control reviewer during the completed review period, but must provide
				verification in accordance with
				10:87-2.19(k) 
				prior to certification. The annual review period ends on September 30 of each
				year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.18 - Interview process

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(a) All households
				certified for longer than 12 months, households with only earned income,
				households with no earned income, working poor households and households in
				which all members are elderly and/or disabled or those with hardship conditions
				shall be interviewed by a face-to-face interview, by phone or by a home visit.
				All applicant households (including those submitting applications by mail,
				data-fax or electronically) shall have either a face-to-face interview,
				telephone interview or home visit with a qualified eligibility worker, prior to
				initial certification and all recertifications. Additionally, a face-to-face
				interview shall be provided to any household that requests one. All interviews
				for NJ SNAP benefits shall meet the requirements at (b) through (g)
				below.
(b) The individual
				interviewed may be the head of household, spouse, any other responsible member
				of the household or an authorized representative. An applicant may bring any
				person he or she chooses to the interview. To the extent practicable, the CWA
				shall schedule the interview to accommodate the needs of groups with special
				circumstances, including working households. The language spoken in the home
				shall be accommodated.
(c) The
				interviewer shall not simply review the information which appears on the
				application but shall explore and resolve with the household any unclear and
				incomplete information. Households shall be advised of their rights and
				responsibilities during the interview, including an explanation of the
				processing standards and the household's responsibility to report changes.
1. The interviewer shall explain to the
				applicant the work registration and employment and training requirements and
				the consequences of a household member quitting his or her job or reducing
				wages or hours of work without good cause (see
				10:87-10.6 ).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.21 - Verification of Social Security and/or SSI using SDX/BENDEX

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(a) The CWA shall
				ensure that the required verifications are obtained prior to certification. If
				documentary evidence of Social Security and/or SSI benefits is not readily
				available from the applicant, the CWA may verify the income through the
				Beneficiary Data Exchange (BENDEX) and/or the State Data Exchange (SDX). The
				CWA shall not verify wages through use of the BENDEX.
(b) The CWA may, however, use the BENDEX/SDX
				data to verify other NJ SNAP eligibility criteria provided the household is
				given an opportunity to verify the information from another source if the
				BENDEX/SDX information is contradictory to the household's information or is
				unavailable. However, determination of a household's eligibility and benefit
				level shall not be delayed beyond the application processing time standards
				(see 10:87-2.26 ), if the BENDEX/SDX
				data are unavailable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.22 - Sources of verification

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(a) The CWA shall
				use documentary evidence as the primary source of verification. Documentary
				evidence is written confirmation of a household's circumstances. Examples of
				documentary evidence include wage stubs, rent receipts and utility bills.
				Acceptable verification shall not be limited to any single type of document and
				may be obtained through the household or other source. Where information from
				another source contradicts statements made by the household, the household
				shall be immediately afforded the opportunity to resolve the discrepancy.
				Whenever documentary evidence cannot be obtained, the CWA shall use alternate
				sources of verification such as collateral contacts and home visits.
1. A collateral contact is a verbal
				confirmation of a household's circumstances by a person outside of the
				household. The collateral contact may be made either in person or over the
				telephone and shall be in accordance with
				10:87-2.30(a)2.
				The acceptability of a collateral contact shall not be restricted to a
				particular individual but may be anyone who can be expected to provide an
				accurate third party verification of the household's statements. Examples of
				acceptable collateral contacts are employers, social service groups, migrant
				service agencies and neighbors of the household. Systems of records such as,
				but not limited to the SDX/BENDEX to which the CWA has routine access are not
				considered collateral contacts and, therefore, need not be designated by the
				household.
i. Home visits shall be used as
				verification only if documentary evidence cannot be obtained and the visit is
				scheduled in advance with the household. Home visits are to be used on a
				case-by-case basis where the supplied documentation is insufficient to make a
				firm determination of eligibility or benefit level. Simply because a household
				fits a profile of an error-prone household does not constitute lack of
				verification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.23 - Documentation

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Case records must be documented to support eligibility,
				  ineligibility, and benefit level determinations. Documentation shall be in
				  sufficient detail to permit a reviewer to determine the reasonableness and
				  accuracy of the determination. Where verification was required to resolve
				  questionable information, the CWA shall document why the information was
				  considered questionable and what documentation was used to resolve the
				  questionable information. The CWA shall also document the reason why an
				  alternate source of verification, such as a collateral contact or home visit,
				  was needed and the reason a collateral contact was rejected and an alternate
				  source requested.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.24 - Verification subsequent to initial certification

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(a) At
				recertification, the CWA shall verify a change in income if the source has
				changed or the amount has changed by more than $ 50.00. Previously unreported
				medical expenses, actual utility expenses and total recurring medical expenses
				which have changed by more than $ 25.00, shall also be verified at
				recertification.
(b) The CWA shall
				not verify income if the source has not changed and if the amount is unchanged
				or has changed by $ 50.00 or less, unless the information is incomplete,
				inaccurate, inconsistent or outdated. The CWA shall also not verify total
				medical expenses, or actual utility expenses claimed by households which are
				unchanged or have changed by $ 25.00 or less, unless the information is
				incomplete, inconsistent, or outdated. Other information which has changed may
				be reverified at recertification. Unchanged information shall not be verified
				unless the information is incomplete, inconsistent, inaccurate, or outdated.
				Verification under this section shall be subject to the same verification
				procedures as apply to initial verification.
(c) Changes reported during the certification
				period shall be subject to the same verification procedures that apply at
				initial certification, except that the CWA shall not verify changes in income
				if the source has not changed and if the amount has changed by $ 50.00 or less,
				unless the information is incomplete, inaccurate, inconsistent or outdated. The
				CWA shall also not verify total medical expenses or actual utility expenses if
				the amount has changed by $ 25.00 or less, unless the information is
				incomplete, inconsistent, inaccurate, or outdated.
1. If the change reported is a change in
				household composition, the CWA shall verify through the ALFX system and the
				Disqualified Recipient Subsystem (DRS) that no household member is
				participating in the NJ SNAP program as part of another household (see
				10:87-2.20(e) 
				).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.25 - Denial of the application

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Households that are found to be ineligible shall be sent a
				  notice of denial as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days following the
				  date the application was filed. If the household had failed to appear for two
				  scheduled interviews and has made no subsequent contact with the CWA to express
				  an interest in pursuing the application, the CWA shall send the household a
				  notice of denial on the 30th day following the date of application. The
				  household shall file a new application, if it wishes to participate in the
				  Program. In cases where the CWA was able to conduct an interview and request
				  all of the necessary verification on the same day the application was filed,
				  and no subsequent requests for verification have been made, the CWA may also
				  deny the application on the 30th day if the CWA provided assistance to the
				  household in obtaining verification when required, as specified at
				  10:87-2.22(c),
				  but the household failed to provide the requested verification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.26 - Normal processing standard

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(a) The CWA shall
				provide eligible households that submit a complete application an opportunity
				to participate as soon as possible, but not later than 30 calendar days after
				the application was filed. CWAs are required to provide the applicant with a
				copy of an electronically filed application. An application is considered filed
				the day the appropriate NJ SNAP office receives the application containing the
				applicant's name and address and signed by either a responsible member of the
				household or the household's authorized representative. For SSI jointly
				processed households, the application shall be considered filed for normal
				processing purposes when the signed application is received by the SSA district
				office. For residents of public institutions who jointly apply for NJ SNAP
				benefits and SSI under SSA's Prerelease Program for the Institutionalized, the
				application shall be considered filed for normal processing purposes when the
				resident is released from the institution. Households entitled to expedited
				processing are specified at
				10:87-2.28.
(b) An opportunity to participate consists of
				issuing benefits to the household's Families First account in accordance with
				any staggered issuance procedure that has been established by a CWA. The
				Families First card is the standard method of distributing NJ SNAP program
				benefits, serving also to provide cash benefits for Temporary Assistance for
				Needy Families and Debt Reduction Act child support bonus payments to eligible
				households.
1. At the time that a CWA
				certifies a household's eligibility to receive benefits, the State's automated
				case file and issuance system (also known as FAMIS), creates a Families First
				account on the Families First automated account network. A Families First card
				shall be made available to the household not later than 30 days after the
				application for NJ SNAP benefits, if eligible. The CWA then contacts the
				household for an initial training session and the selection of a Personal
				Identification Number (PIN).
2. The
				replacement of NJ SNAP benefits or credit adjustments to NJ SNAP benefit
				accounts shall be carried out in accordance with
				10:87-9.8 and 9.9.
3. The replacement of lost or misplaced
				Families First cards shall be carried out in accordance with
				10:87-9.10 and
				10:88-6.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.28 - Expedited service

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(a) The following
				households are entitled to expedited service:
1. Households with less than $ 150.00 in
				monthly gross income, as computed at
				10:87-6.16 provided that the
				household's liquid resources (for example, cash on hand, checking or savings
				accounts, savings certificates and lump sum payments as described at
				10:87-5.9(a)11  )
				do not exceed $ 100.00;
2. Migrant
				or seasonal farmworker households who are destitute as defined in
				10:87-6.18 provided that the
				household's liquid resources (for example, cash on hand, checking or savings
				accounts, savings certificates and lump sum payments as described in
				10:87-5.9(a)11  )
				do not exceed $ 100.00; and
3.
				Eligible households whose combined monthly gross income and liquid resources
				are less than the household's monthly rent or mortgage and utilities. When the
				CWA is determining the household's utility expenses for this purpose, it shall
				utilize the HCSUA as set forth at
				10:87-5.10(a)7 
				iv.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.29 - Expedited service processing standards

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(a) For households
				entitled to expedited service, the CWA shall make available to the recipient a
				NJ SNAP benefit not later than the seventh calendar day following the date an
				application was filed in the appropriate NJ SNAP office. For residents of
				public institutions who apply for SSI under SSA's Prerelease Program for the
				Institutionalized, expedited benefits shall be made available within seven
				calendar days following the date of the resident's release from the
				institution.
(b) For residents of
				substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation centers and residents of group
				living arrangements (see
				10:87-7.8(b)3 
				and 7.9(c)3) who are entitled to expedited service, the CWA shall make a
				benefit available to the recipient no later than the seventh calendar day
				following the date an application was filed.
(c) If a household is entitled to expedited
				service and is also entitled to a waiver of office interview (see
				10:87-2.18(e)  ),
				the CWA shall conduct the interview (unless the household cannot be reached)
				and complete the application process within the expedited service standards.
				The first day of this count is the calendar day following application filing.
1. If the application is not complete, and
				the CWA conducts a telephone interview and must mail the application to the
				household for signature, the mailing time involved will not be counted toward
				the expedited service standards. Mailing time shall only include the days the
				application is in the mail to and from the household and the days the
				application is in the household's possession pending signature and
				mailing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.30 - Special procedures for expediting service

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(a) The CWA shall
				use the following procedures when expediting certification and issuance.
1. In order to expedite the certification
				process, the CWA shall use the following verification procedures:
i. In all cases the applicant's identity
				shall be verified through a collateral contact or readily available documentary
				evidence:
(1) Examples of acceptable
				documentary evidence which the household may provide include, but are not
				limited to, a driver's license, work or school I.D. card, voter registration
				card, or birth certificate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.31 - WFNJ/TANF eligibility determination (PA households)

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(a) Action on the
				NJ SNAP portion of the application shall not be delayed nor the application
				denied on the grounds that the WFNJ/TANF eligibility determination has not been
				made.
1. If the CWA can anticipate the amount
				and date of the initial WFNJ/TANF grant, but the grant will not be received
				until a subsequent month, the CWA shall vary the household's NJ SNAP benefit
				level according to the anticipated receipt of payment and notify the
				household.
2. Portions of initial
				WFNJ/TANF payments intended to retroactively cover a previous month shall be
				disregarded as income and considered as lump-sum payments in accordance with
				10:87-5.9(a)13.
3. If the amount or date of receipt of the
				initial WFNJ/TANF payment cannot be reasonably anticipated at the time of NJ
				SNAP eligibility determination, the WFNJ/TANF payments shall be treated as a
				change in circumstances.
4. The CWA
				is not required to send a notice of adverse action if the receipt of the
				WFNJ/TANF grant reduces or terminates the household's NJ SNAP benefits,
				provided the household is notified in advance that its benefits may be reduced
				or terminated when the grant is received.
5. A household whose WFNJ/TANF application is
				denied shall not be required to file a new NJ SNAP application but shall have
				its NJ SNAP eligibility determined or continued on the basis of the original
				application filed jointly for WFNJ/TANF and NJ SNAP purposes and any other
				documented information obtained subsequent to the application which may have
				been used in the PA determination and which is relevant to NJ SNAP eligibility
				or level of benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.33 - Procedures for SSI jointly processed households

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(a) Supplemental
				Security Income (SSI) is defined as Federal SSI payments made under Title XVI
				of the Social Security Act, federally administered optional supplementary
				payments under section 1616 of that Act, or federally administered mandatory
				supplementary payments made under section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66.
				Households may apply and be certified for NJ SNAP benefits in accordance with
				the procedures described herein and with the notice, procedural and timeliness
				requirements of the Food Stamp Act.
1.
				Households applying simultaneously for SSI and NJ SNAP benefits shall be
				eligible to receive benefits based solely on NJ SNAP eligibility criteria until
				the household is considered categorically eligible. Households denied NPA NJ
				SNAP benefits that have an SSI application pending shall be informed on the
				notice of denial of the possibility of categorical eligibility should they
				become SSI recipients.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.35 - Categorically eligible WFNJ/GA households

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(a) Any household,
				except those listed in (c) below, in which all members are authorized to
				receive WFNJ/GA cash benefits shall be considered categorically eligible for
				the NJ SNAP program. Households comprised entirely of those recipients, as
				specified at
				10:87-2.32, shall be categorically
				eligible for NJ SNAP benefits.
(b)
				No individual shall be included as a member of an otherwise categorically
				eligible WFNJ/GA household if that individual is:
1. An ineligible alien, as defined at
				10:87-3.9;
2. A student that does not meet the criteria
				at 10:87-3.14;
3. Disqualified for failure to provide or
				apply for a Social Security Number, as required by
				10:87-3.15;
4. Disqualified for failure to comply with a
				work registration requirement;
5.
				Disqualified for Intentional Program Violation; or
6. A resident of a non-exempt
				institution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 10:87-2.36 - Expanded categorical eligibility

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(a) A household
				shall be eligible for NJ SNAP benefits when the gross income of that household
				is less than 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Participants do not have
				to meet the net income test; however, certain deductions will be taken to
				determine the NJ SNAP benefit amount. Resources are not to be considered in
				determining eligibility for NJ SNAP benefit eligibility in accordance with
				10:87-4.1(b).
				Each participant/household shall be given a brochure at the time of
				application, which will describe the services available for needy
				families.
(b) No person shall be
				included as a member of a household if that person fits any of the categories
				at 10:87-2.32(b) and
				(c).
(c) When determining benefit levels for
				households containing ineligible individuals, the income of such ineligible
				members shall be treated in accordance with
				10:87-7.7.
(d) The CWA shall verify information in
				accordance with
				10:87-2.20 to determine if the
				household is considered an expanded categorically eligible household when any
				of the following factors are questionable:
1.
				The definition of a household is met in accordance with
				10:87-2.2;
2. All persons who purchase and prepare food
				together are included in one NJ SNAP household; or
3. The household includes no disqualified
				person as specified in (c) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.1 - Applicability

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Nonfinancial eligibility factors in this section shall apply
				  equally to all applicant households (see
				  10:87-2.19 and 2.20 for
				  verification requirements).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.2 - Residency in the county

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(a) A household
				must be a resident of the county in which it files an application for
				participation. No individual may participate as a member of more than one
				household, or more than one county, in any month except as provided for in this
				section.
(b) Residents of shelters
				for battered women and children may participate in the program as a member of
				more than one household or in more than one county as a separate household in
				any month if the previously certified household of which they were members also
				contains the person who subjected them to abuse. (See also
				10:87-2.4(a)4.)
1. Shelter residents who are included in such
				certified households may receive an additional allotment as a separate
				household only once a month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.3 - Determination of residency

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(a) For purposes of
				the NJ SNAP program, a person shall be considered a resident in the place in
				which he or she actually lives, without regard to legal residence or intent to
				remain permanently. There shall be no requirement that a person reside in the
				county for a specified period of time prior to application. A fixed residence
				is not required; for example, migrant campsites satisfy the residency
				requirement.
1. The residency requirement
				shall be verified except in unusual cases such as homeless households, migrant
				farmworker households or households newly arrived to the project area where
				verification of residency cannot reasonably be accomplished.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.4 - Recording applicant's address

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The county welfare agency shall be responsible for recording
				  the applicant's correct address, or location where the applicant may be
				  contacted, in the case record. Confidentiality for persons participating in the
				  Address Confidentiality Program shall be maintained in accordance with
				  10:87-1.14. The CWA shall not
				  require an otherwise eligible household to reside in a permanent dwelling or
				  have a fixed mailing address as a condition of eligibility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.5 - Citizenship or permanent alien status

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To receive program benefits, the applicant shall be either a
				  United States citizen or a qualified eligible alien.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.6 - U.S. citizen defined

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For the purposes of
				  10:87-3.5, the United States shall
				  be defined as the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
				  Virgin Islands, Swain's Island, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana
				  Islands. Citizenship shall be verified only if questionable in accordance with
				  10:87-2.20(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.7 - Eligible alien

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(a) Qualified
				aliens who have been lawfully admitted for permanent U.S. residence and/or who
				are permanently and lawfully residing in the U.S. shall be eligible for
				participation in the NJ SNAP program. For a specific listing of aliens eligible
				for program benefits, see
				10:87-3.8.
(b) The presence of a person in the household
				who is ineligible for participation in the program because of his or her alien
				status shall not prevent the remainder of the household from being certified
				for program benefits, if eligible (see also
				10:87-2.19(c) 
				).
(c) If the household is
				comprised of minors (who are eligible for participation in the program) and an
				adult member who is ineligible for program benefits because of his or her alien
				status, such adult may make application on behalf of the remaining members of
				the household. However, if there is another adult in the household who is
				eligible for benefits, that person shall make application.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.8 - Eligible aliens defined

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(a) A documented
				alien is an individual with "documentation," supplied by the United States
				Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which supports the alien being in
				the United States. An undocumented alien is an individual who has no
				"documentation," supplied by USCIS to indicate his or her alien
				status.
(b) Immigrants shall meet
				the following two requirements to be eligible for NJ SNAP benefits in addition
				to other program requirements:
1. Be in a
				qualified alien category; and
2.
				Meet a condition that allows qualified aliens to get NJ SNAP
				benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.9 - Ineligible aliens

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(a) The following
				aliens are not eligible to participate in the NJ SNAP program:
1. Visitors, tourists, students and
				diplomats;
2. Aliens residing under
				Color of Law.
i. "Color of law" means aliens
				that are in the United States prior to January 1, 1972, under statutory
				authority and those allowed to remain in the United States by administrative
				discretion;
3.
				Undocumented aliens. Undocumented aliens are persons who either:
i. Entered the United States without
				inspection at the border; or
ii.
				Were lawfully admitted but have lost their status;
4. Aliens who have applied for eligible
				status, but who have not yet been approved; and
5. Aliens whose status is questionable or
				unverified.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED › Section 10:87-3.10 - Income and resources of ineligible aliens and individuals whose citizenship is questionable

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The income and resources of an ineligible alien, or
				  individual whose citizenship is questionable, who would be considered a member
				  of a household if he or she did not have ineligible alien status or
				  questionable citizenship status shall be considered in determining eligibility
				  and level of benefits of the household in the same manner as the income and
				  resources of an excluded individual as specified at
				  10:87-7.7(c).