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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.6 - Waived hearings

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(a) Accused
				individuals shall have the option to waive their rights to an administrative
				disqualification hearing. The procedures shall conform with the requirements
				outlined below:
1. The CWA shall provide
				written notification to the household member suspected of an IPV that the
				member can waive his or her right to an administrative disqualification
				hearing. Prior to providing this written notification to the household member,
				the CWA shall ensure that the evidence against the household member is reviewed
				by someone other than the eligibility worker assigned to the accused
				individual's household and a decision is obtained that such evidence warrants
				scheduling a disqualification hearing.
i. The
				written notification provided to the household member which informs him or her
				of the possibility of waiving the administrative disqualification hearing shall
				include, at a minimum the following:
(1) The
				date that the signed waiver must be received by the CWA to avoid the holding of
				a hearing and a signature block for the accused individual, along with the
				statement that the head of household must also sign the waiver if the accused
				individual is not the head of household, with an appropriately designated
				signature block;
(2) A statement of
				the accused individual's right to remain silent concerning the charge(s), and
				that anything said or signed by the individual concerning the charge(s) can be
				used against him or her in a court of law;
(3) The fact that a waiver of the
				disqualification hearing shall result in disqualification and a reduction in
				benefits for the period of disqualification, even if the accused individual
				does not admit to the facts as presented by the CWA;
(4) An opportunity for the accused individual
				to specify whether or not he or she admits to the facts as presented by the
				CWA;
(5) The telephone number and,
				if possible, the name of the person to contact for additional information;
				and
(6) The fact that the remaining
				household members, including an alien sponsor, if appropriate, and an
				authorized representative, if any, will be held responsible for repayment of
				the resulting claim.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.7 - Court-imposed disqualification

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(a) CWAs are
				encouraged to refer for prosecution under State statutes those individuals
				suspected of committing an IPV, particularly if large amounts of NJ SNAP
				benefits are suspected of being obtained by acts of IPV or if the individual is
				suspected of committing more than one act of IPV.
(b) The CWA shall confer with its legal
				representative to determine the types of cases that will be accepted for
				possible prosecution.
(c) The CWA
				shall also encourage prosecutors to recommend to the courts that a
				disqualification penalty as provided at section 6(b) of the Food and Nutrition
				Act of 2008 (
				7 U.S.C. §§
										2011 et seq.) be imposed in addition to any
				other civil or criminal penalties for such violations.
1. If the court does not impose a
				disqualification period, the CWA shall impose the appropriate disqualification
				period, unless contrary to the court order.
2. If disqualification is ordered but a date
				for initiating the disqualification period is not specified, the CWA shall
				initiate the disqualification period for currently eligible individuals within
				45 days of the date the disqualification was ordered. Any other court-imposed
				disqualification shall begin within 45 days of the date the court found a
				currently eligible individual guilty of civil or criminal misrepresentation or
				fraud.
3. Once a disqualification
				penalty has been imposed against a currently participating household member,
				the period of disqualification shall continue uninterrupted until completed,
				regardless of the eligibility of the disqualified member's household. However,
				the disqualified member's household shall continue to be responsible for
				repayment of the overissuance which resulted from the disqualified member's IPV
				regardless of its eligibility for program benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.8 - Deferred adjudication

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(a) Individuals
				accused of an IPV which are referred to a court of appropriate jurisdiction but
				for which no determination of guilt is obtained due to the accused individual
				having met the terms of a court order or which were not prosecuted due to the
				accused individual having met the terms of an agreement with the prosecutor,
				shall be allowed to sign a disqualification consent agreement. The CWA shall
				make arrangements with the county prosecutors to provide advance written
				notification to the household member of the consequences of consenting to
				disqualification as a result of deferred adjudication and to include the
				disqualification consent agreement in agreements between the prosecutors and
				the accused individuals or in the court orders.
(b) The advance notice and agreement shall
				include, at a minimum, the following:
1. A
				statement for the accused individual to sign that the accused individual
				understands the consequences of consenting to disqualification, along with a
				statement that the head of household must also sign the consent agreement if
				the accused individual is not the head of household, with an appropriately
				designated signature block;
2. A
				statement that consenting to disqualification shall result in disqualification
				and a reduction in benefits for the period of disqualification, even though the
				accused individual was not found guilty of civil or criminal misrepresentation
				or fraud;
3. A warning that the
				disqualification penalties for intentional program violation under the NJ SNAP
				program which could be imposed are a 12-month disqualification for the first
				violation, 24-month disqualification for the second violation, and permanent
				disqualification for the third violation, and a statement of which penalty will
				be imposed as a result of the accused individual having consented to
				disqualification; and
4. A
				statement of the fact that the remaining household members, if any, shall be
				held responsible for repayment of the resulting claim, unless the accused
				individual has already repaid the claim as a result of meeting the terms of the
				agreement with the prosecutor or the court order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.9 - Reporting requirements

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(a) The CWA shall
				report to USDA information concerning individuals disqualified for IPV,
				including those individuals disqualified based on the determination of a final
				administrative disqualification hearing decision or a court of appropriate
				jurisdiction and those individuals disqualified as a result of signing either a
				waiver of right to a disqualification hearing or a disqualification consent
				agreement in cases referred for prosecution.
(b) CWAs shall report information concerning
				each individual disqualified for IPV in a format known as the Disqualified
				Recipient System (DRS). This format shall include the individual's Social
				Security number, date of birth, full name, type of offense, number of the
				disqualification (1st, 2nd or 3rd), the State and county in which the
				disqualification took place, the date on which the disqualification took effect
				and the length of the disqualification period imposed.
(c) The CWA shall submit the required
				information on each individual disqualified for IPV through DFD's reporting
				system.
(d) All the data submitted
				by State agencies concerning individuals disqualified for IPV will be available
				for use by any New Jersey State agency or CWA. CWAs shall, at a minimum, use
				the data for the following:
1. To determine
				the eligibility of individual program applicants prior to certification in
				cases where the CWA has reason to believe a household member is subject to
				disqualification in another political jurisdiction;
2. To ascertain the appropriate penalty to
				impose, based on past disqualifications, in a case under consideration;
				and
3. To use this data in other
				ways, such as to screen all program applicants prior to certification and/or to
				periodically match the entire list of disqualified individuals against current
				caseloads.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.10 - Reverse disqualifications

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In cases where the determination of an IPV is reversed by a
				  court of appropriate jurisdiction, the CWA shall reinstate the individual in
				  the program if the household is eligible. The CWA shall restore benefits that
				  were lost as a result of the disqualification in accordance with the procedures
				  specified at
				  10:87-11.16.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.11 - Restoration of lost benefits

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The CWA shall restore to the household benefits which were
				  lost whenever the loss was caused by an error by the CWA. Additionally, the CWA
				  shall restore lost benefits when this Manual specifically states that the
				  household is entitled to restoration of lost benefits or an intentional program
				  violation disqualification was subsequently reversed as specified by
				  10:87-11.10. In SSI jointly
				  processed cases the CWA shall restore to the household benefits which were lost
				  whenever the loss was caused by an error by the CWA or by the SSA/DO. Such an
				  error shall include, but not be limited to, the loss of an applicant's NJ SNAP
				  application after it has been filed with the SSA/DO. Benefits shall be restored
				  even if the household is currently ineligible. The CWA shall maintain an
				  accounting system for documenting a household's entitlement to restoration of
				  lost benefits and for recording the balance of lost benefits that must be
				  restored to the household. The CWA shall, at a minimum, document how the amount
				  to be restored was calculated and the reason for restoration. The accounting
				  system shall be designed to readily identify those situations where a claim
				  against a household can be used to offset the amount to be restored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.12 - Period of restoration

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(a) Benefits shall
				be restored for a period of not more than 12 months prior to whichever of the
				following occurred first:
1. The date the CWA
				was notified by the household or by another person or agency in writing or
				orally of the possible loss to that specific household;
2. The date the CWA discovers in the normal
				course of business that a loss to a specific household has occurred;
				or
3. The date the CWA receives a
				request for restoration of lost benefits from a household.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.13 - Errors discovered by the CWA

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(a) If the CWA
				determines that a loss of benefits has occurred, and the household is entitled
				to restoration of those benefits, the CWA shall automatically take action to
				restore any benefits that were lost. No action by the household is
				necessary.
(b) Benefits shall not
				be restored if the benefits were lost more than 12 months prior to the date the
				loss was discovered by the CWA in the normal course of business, or were lost
				more than 12 months prior to the date the CWA was notified in writing or orally
				of a possible loss to a specific household.
(c) The CWA shall notify the household of its
				entitlement, the amount of benefits to be restored, any offsetting that was
				done, the method of restoration, and the right to appeal through the fair
				hearing process if the household disagrees with any aspect of the proposed lost
				benefit restoration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.14 - Disputed benefits

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(a) If the CWA
				determines that a household is entitled to restoration of lost benefits, but
				the household does not agree with the amount to be restored as calculated by
				the CWA or any other action taken by the CWA to restore lost benefits, the
				household may request a fair hearing within 90 days of the date the household
				is notified of its entitlement to restoration of lost benefits. If a fair
				hearing is requested prior to or during the time lost benefits are being
				restored, the household shall receive the lost benefits as determined by the
				CWA pending the results of the fair hearing. If the hearing decision is
				favorable to the household, the CWA shall restore the lost benefits in
				accordance with that decision.
(b)
				If a household believes it is entitled to restoration of lost benefits but the
				CWA, after reviewing the case record, does not agree, the household has 90 days
				from the date of the CWA determination to request a fair hearing. The CWA shall
				restore lost benefits to the household only if the fair hearing decision is
				favorable to the household. Benefits lost more than 12 months prior to the date
				the CWA was initially informed of the household's possible entitlement to lost
				benefits shall not be restored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.15 - Computing amount to be restored

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(a) After
				correcting the loss for future months and excluding those months for which
				benefits may have been lost prior to the 12-month time limits described at
				10:87-11.12, the CWA shall
				calculate the amount to be restored as follows:
1. If the household was eligible but received
				an incorrect allotment, the loss of benefits shall be calculated only for those
				months the household participated in the program.
2. If the loss was caused by an incorrect
				delay, denial or termination of benefits, the months affected by the loss shall
				be calculated as follows:
i. If an eligible
				household's application was erroneously denied, the month the loss initially
				occurred shall be the month of application, or for an eligible household filing
				a timely reapplication, the month following the expiration of its certification
				period.
ii. If an eligible
				household's application was delayed, the months for which benefits are lost
				shall be calculated in accordance with procedures at
				10:87-2.27 for determining whether
				the delay was caused by the household or by the CWA.
iii. If a household's benefits were
				erroneously terminated, the month the loss initially occurred shall be the
				first month benefits were not received as a result of the erroneous
				action.
iv. After computing the
				date the loss initially occurred, the loss shall be calculated for each month
				subsequent to that date until either the first month the error is corrected or
				the first month the household is found ineligible.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.16 - Individuals disqualified for intentional program violation

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(a) Individuals
				disqualified for intentional program violation are entitled to restoration of
				any benefits lost during the months they were disqualified, not to exceed 12
				months prior to the date of CWA notification, only if the decision which
				resulted in disqualification is subsequently overturned or reversed. For
				example, an individual would not be entitled to restoration of lost benefits
				for the period he or she was disqualified based solely on the fact that a
				criminal conviction could not be obtained, unless the individual successfully
				challenged the disqualification in a separate court action.
(b) For each month the individual was
				disqualified, the amount to be restored, if any, shall be determined by
				comparing the allotment the household received with the allotment the household
				would have received had the disqualified member been allowed to participate. If
				the household received a smaller allotment than it should have received, the
				difference equals the amount to be restored. Benefits shall not be restored for
				a period of more than 12 months prior to CWA notification. Participation in an
				administrative disqualification hearing in which the household contests the CWA
				assertion of intentional program violation shall be considered notification
				that the household is requesting that benefits be restored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.17 - Method of restoration

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(a) Regardless of
				whether a household is currently eligible or ineligible, the CWA shall restore
				lost benefits to a household by issuing an allotment equal to the amount of
				benefits that were lost. The amount restored shall be issued in addition to the
				allotment currently eligible households are entitled to receive.
(b) The CWA shall honor reasonable requests
				by households to restore lost benefits in monthly installments if, for example,
				the household fears that the amount to be restored is more than it can use in a
				reasonable period of time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.18 - Change in household composition

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Whenever lost benefits are due a household and the
				  household's membership has changed, the CWA shall restore the lost benefits to
				  the household containing a majority of the individuals who were household
				  members at the time the loss occurred. If the CWA cannot locate or determine
				  the household which contains a majority of the household members the CWA shall
				  restore the lost benefits to the household containing the individual who was
				  head of the household (see
				  10:87-2.6 ) at the time the loss
				  occurred.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.19 - Federally mandated reduction or cancellation of benefits

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Households whose allotments are reduced or cancelled as a
				  result of a Federal mandate are not entitled to a restoration of lost benefits
				  unless DFD, upon notification by USDA/FNS, specifically authorizes such
				  restoration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.20 - Claims against households

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(a) A recipient
				claim is an amount owed because of benefits that are over paid or benefits that
				are trafficked.
(b) Recipient
				claims are Federal debts subject to
				7 CFR
				273.18 and other regulations governing
				Federal debts. The CWA shall establish and collect any claim by following the
				rules of this subchapter.
(c) The
				CWA shall have procedures for establishing and collecting claims that provide
				orderly claims processing and result in claims collections similar to recent
				national rates of collection. If the CWA does not meet State standards, it must
				take corrective action to correct any deficiencies in its procedures.
(d) The following are responsible for paying
				a claim:
1. Each person who was an adult
				member of the household when the overpayment or trafficking occurred;
2. A sponsor of an alien household member if
				the sponsor is at fault; or
3. A
				person connected to the household, such as an authorized representative, who
				actually trafficks or otherwise causes an overpayment or trafficking.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.21 - Treasury Offset Program

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(a) Rules on the
				Treasury Offset Program (TOP) are as follows:
1. Procedures for referring debts to TOP are
				as follows:
i. Appropriate client contact
				shall be made by the CWA prior to forwarding a claim to DFD for referral to
				TOP.
ii. When a claim for $ 25.00
				or more becomes delinquent, the CWA shall send a demand letter(s) at 30, 60 and
				90-day intervals to the client requesting that he or she make voluntary payment
				or set up a payment schedule. This will require the CWA to identify and track
				delinquent claims at the 30, 60 and 90-day periods.
iii. If the client has not responded to the
				demand letter issued at the 90-day interval, the CWA shall refer these claims
				to DFD for processing. A 60-day notice will be generated advising the client
				that if he or she does not contact the CWA for payment of the claim by the end
				of the 60-day period, the claim shall be referred to TOP.
iv. The CWA shall certify that all claims
				referred to TOP are 120 days delinquent and legally enforceable.
v. The CWA shall also follow DFD procedures
				regarding responding to inquiries, subsequent reviews and hearings, and any
				other procedures determined necessary in the debtor notification
				process.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.22 - Set-off Individual Liability program

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(a) Any refund of
				the NJ SNAP household's Gross Income Taxes or Homestead Saver/Rebate may be
				intercepted. The intercepted amount shall be applied toward satisfaction of any
				debt owed to the State.
1. The CWA shall
				submit cases to the Set-off Individual Liability program (SOIL) using the
				criteria below:
i. Closed cases in which the
				outstanding balance on a claim is in excess of $ 25.00.
ii. No payments have been received from the
				household for at least six months as of the date of submission of the case to
				SOIL.
iii. The CWA is not permitted
				to submit any closed NJ SNAP claim (except judgments) in which more than 10
				years have passed since the established delinquent date.
iv. The CWA may reinstate a suspended,
				terminated or compromised claim only if no payments have been received for at
				least six months as of the date of submission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 12 - TABLES › Section 10:87-12.2 - Maximum benefit allotment

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The maximum NJ SNAP benefit shall be that calculated by the
				  United States Department of Agriculture, pursuant to
				  7 C.F.R.
				  273.10(e)(4), published
				  annually in the Federal Register, pursuant to
				  7 C.F.R.
				  273.9(e)(4), and effective
				  October 1 of each year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 12 - TABLES › Section 10:87-12.3 - Maximum allowable net income standards

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The maximum allowable net income standards shall be those
				  calculated by the United States Department of Agriculture and published
				  annually in the Federal Register, pursuant to
				  7 C.F.R.
				  273.9(a) and effective
				  October 1 of each year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 12 - TABLES › Section 10:87-12.4 - Maximum allowable gross income standards

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The maximum allowable gross income standards shall be those
				  calculated by the United States Department of Agriculture and published
				  annually in the Federal Register, pursuant to
				  7 C.F.R.
				  273.9(a) and effective
				  October 1 of each year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 12 - TABLES › Section 10:87-12.5 - NJ SNAP allotment proration

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(a) In accordance
				with
				7 CFR
				273.10(a)(1)(iii), the
				formula for determining NJ SNAP proration is as follows:
Full month's benefits X (31 minus date of
						  application)
--------------------------------------------------------
30 = prorated allotment
1. The
				computation in (a) above is to be carried out in the following sequence:
i. Subtract the date of application from
				31;
ii. Multiply the result in
				setup (a)1i above by the full month's benefit; and
iii. Divide the result in step (a)1ii above
				by 30.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 12 - TABLES › Section 10:87-12.6 - Monthly benefit allotment

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(a) In accordance
				with
				7 CFR
				273.10(e)(2)(ii), the
				formula for determining the monthly benefit allotment follows:
1. To determine the benefit households shall
				receive:
i. Multiply the net monthly NJ SNAP
				income by 30 percent; then
ii.
				Round the product up to the next dollar if it ends in cents; then
iii. Subtract the result from the maximum
				benefit allotment for that size household.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 12 - TABLES › Section 10:87-12.7 - 165 percent of poverty level

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The 165 percent of poverty level amounts shall be that
				  established and published annually as required by
				  7 U.S.C.
				  2014(c).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 13 - RESERVED › Section 10:87-13.1 - Authority and purpose

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(a) The
				State SNAP Minimum Benefit Program is established in the New Jersey Department
				of Human Services, Division of Family Development, as authorized pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				44:10-111.
(b) The purpose of the State SNAP Minimum
				Benefit Program is to reduce hunger and improve nutrition among NJ SNAP
				recipients by increasing their ability to purchase food and meet their
				nutritional needs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 13 - RESERVED › Section 10:87-13.2 - Eligibility and benefit amount

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(a)
				NJ SNAP households whose monthly Federally funded SNAP benefit is less than $
				95.00 shall receive a monthly State SNAP supplement equal to the difference
				between the household's Federally funded monthly benefit and $ 95.00. The State
				SNAP supplement shall be provided in addition to the Federal SNAP benefit.
1. If Federal SNAP funds become available to
				pay NJ SNAP households a comparable SNAP supplement, Federal SNAP funds shall
				be used first, before any State funds are spent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 13 - RESERVED › Section 10:87-13.3 - Benefit distribution and use

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(a) The Families First Program rules at
				N.J.A.C. 10:88, including, but not limited to, those concerning the
				distribution, use, and expungement of NJ SNAP benefits, shall apply to the
				State SNAP supplement to the greatest extent practicable.
(b) The State SNAP supplement shall be
				distributed to a household on their Families First EBT account.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 13 - RESERVED › Section 10:87-13.4 - Applicability of Federal SNAP rules

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The State SNAP Minimum Benefit Program shall be subject to
				  the State rules and procedures that implement the Federal SNAP to the greatest
				  extent practicable. The State SNAP supplement must be used solely for the
				  purchase of food, as defined by Federal SNAP law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Appendix A

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FISCAL MANAGEMENT
SECTION A
Technical requirements and specifications
The Division of Family Development is responsible for
				designing, implementing and monitoring fiscal management procedures which
				ensure the security and control of NJ SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer
				(EBT).
The Office of Budget and Financial Management/NJ SNAP program
				Fiscal Office operating requirements in Appendix A are unique to the State of
				New Jersey NJ SNAP program fiscal administration. County Welfare Agencies
				(CWAs) are encouraged to submit suggestions to improve this Appendix to:
Supervisor
NJ SNAP program Fiscal Office
Office of Budget and Financial Management
Division of Family Development--PO Box 716
Trenton, N.J. 08625
1.
			 Terms applicable to fiscal operations and their definitions are as follows:
(A) EBT: The system currently in use to
			 provide NJ SNAP benefits electronically to the NJ SNAP recipients.
(B) eFunds: The current contractor for
			 processing Electronic Benefits in New Jersey, eFunds Corporation.
(C) POS Terminals: The Point of Sale
			 terminals currently in use by retailers to process the NJ SNAP benefits cashed
			 by the NJ SNAP recipients.
(D) EBT
			 Administrative Terminal: The software application provided by eFunds and used
			 by CWAs to issue expedited NJ SNAP benefits online.
(E) EBT On-Line Microfiche Terminals: The
			 application provided by eFunds and used by CWAs and State NJ SNAP program staff
			 and other Offices to access various EBT reports provided by eFunds.
(F) Settlement: The amount of NJ SNAP
			 benefits that are processed during a merchant's preset Automated Clearing House
			 cut off time for a business day.
(G) FRB: The Federal Reserve Bank.
(H) AMA: Account Management Agent maintained
			 at the FRB for New Jersey. All daily NJ SNAP authorizations by the Family
			 Assistance Management Information System (FAMIS) are sent to AMA by
			 eFunds.
(I) ASAP: Automated
			 Standard Application for Payment maintained at the United States Treasury for
			 New Jersey. NJ SNAP funds are authorized in ASAP by AMA and withdrawn by eFunds
			 for the amount of benefits settled each day.
(J) Cutoff dates: The dates by which all
			 FAMIS A and B forms must be submitted to the Office of Information and
			 Technology (OIT) Data Center to be included in the current updating
			 operation.
(K) Master file: The
			 file maintained at the OIT Data Center which contains information relating to
			 all NPA/PA cases which are in active status in the computer system.
(L) Sort: Sequencing of information on
			 computer printouts by the computer program.
(M) Work record: The record maintained at the
			 OIT Data Center which contains information relating to the current month
			 issuance. All data that clears the various edit programs will become integrated
			 into the FAMIS Master File with the exception of replacement data.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10:88-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The Families First Program is the
				mandatory method of distributing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
				benefits, New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP)
				benefits, and child support bonus payments to eligible households. The Families
				First Program is also the mandatory method of issuing General Assistance (GA)
				benefits in the counties where the GA Program is administered at the county
				level. Families First utilizes a technology called Electronic Benefits Transfer
				(EBT). In EBT, each payee is issued a magnetic-stripe plastic card, which the
				payee uses to access his or her benefits. In New Jersey this card is called the
				Families First card.
(b) NJ SNAP
				benefits are accessible at retailers authorized by the United States Department
				of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to participate in NJ
				SNAP. Those retailers accept EBT transactions through Point of Sale (POS)
				equipment that allows each payee to debit his or her Families First NJ SNAP
				account by the amount of the NJ SNAP eligible purchase.
(c) Cash benefits are accessible at automated
				teller machines (ATMs) and POS locations that display the Quest(R) symbol.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10:88-1.2 - Authority

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(a) The operation of a public assistance EBT
				system is authorized by both Federal and State laws and rules.
(b) The operation of the Families First
				Program in New Jersey has been approved by both the USDA and the United States
				Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS).
(c) Federal law concerning EBT may be found
				at 7 U.S.C. §
										2016 and
				7 CFR Part 274.
(d) The USDHHS Administration for Children
				and Families (ACF) Transmittal No. ACF-AT-91-28 (issued on September 6, 1991)
				established guidelines under which a state agency must operate an EBT system
				with its TANF Program.
(e) The
				Families First Program is authorized in New Jersey Statute by
				44:10-75.
(f) Section 4004 of the Middle Class Tax
				Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96),
				codified at
				42 U.S.C. §
										608(a)(12), requires states
				providing assistance under the TANF program to restrict recipients from
				accessing cash assistance benefits via EBT at liquor stores, gaming
				establishments, and adult-oriented entertainment venues where performers
				disrobe or perform in an unclothed state.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10:88-1.3 - Properties of Families First accounts

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(a) Families First
				accounts have the following properties:
1. If
				otherwise eligible, each case shall have one account for cash benefits, and one
				account for NJ SNAP benefits. While both cash and NJ SNAP benefits are accessed
				with one Families First card, cash and NJ SNAP benefits are maintained in
				separate accounts in the Families First system.
2. Retailers shall not impose a minimum
				purchase amount or other conditions on the use of a Families First card.
				Retailers who are authorized by FNS to participate in SNAP are not required to
				accept EBT cash benefit transactions at the POS; however, if they choose to do
				so, their EBT cash back limits must be the same for public assistance clients
				as for their commercial customers.
3. Account balances which are not used by a
				recipient in the month of issuance shall be carried forward into the following
				month. A recipient shall access their account periodically in order to avoid
				benefit expungement, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				10:88-4.2.
4. The Families First card is not proof of
				Medicaid eligibility.
5. Cash
				assistance provided under the WFNJ program is prohibited from being accessed in
				any electronic benefit transaction in the following locations:
i. Any liquor store.
(1) This subparagraph applies to any retail
				establishment that exclusively or primarily sells intoxicating liquors and is
				not applicable to a grocery store that sells both staple foods and intoxicating
				liquors;
ii. Any gaming
				establishment.
(1) This subparagraph is not
				applicable to a grocery store, hotel, or full branch office bank location that
				operates within the same building or complex as a gaming facility;
				and
iii. Any
				establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers
				disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - RECIPIENT TRAINING › Section 10:88-2.1 - Purpose of recipient training

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The purpose of recipient training is to enable the payee to
				  obtain balance information and to access cash and/or NJ SNAP benefits using the
				  Families First card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - RECIPIENT TRAINING › Section 10:88-2.2 - Training responsibilities

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(a) The CWA, which
				provides benefits to the recipient shall be responsible for training the
				recipient on EBT card usage and procedures.
(b) EBT training for each payee shall be
				performed when the recipient is issued the initial Families First card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - RECIPIENT TRAINING › Section 10:88-2.3 - Card issuance

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(a) At the time that a CWA certifies an
				individual's eligibility to receive a public assistance benefit, the State's
				automated case file and issuance system generates an EBT case maintenance
				record for the payee and sends that record electronically to the State's EBT
				contractor to establish the case on the EBT database.
(b) The CWA shall either mail an appointment
				letter to the recipient, or contact the recipient directly to schedule Families
				First training and card issuance.
(c) The payee shall receive training on the
				following items:
1. What Families First
				is;
2. The day of the month when
				benefits shall become available to the recipient;
3. How the card shall be used to obtain NJ
				SNAP and cash benefits;
4. How to
				obtain account balances, including advice on maintaining receipts in order to
				track balances;
5. How to care for
				the Families First card;
6. Where
				the card may be used;
7. How to
				maintain the security of the recipient's PIN;
8. How to contact Families First client
				customer service via a toll-free telephone number to report a lost or stolen
				card or any other problem;
9.
				Families First card replacement rules and fees;
10. Transaction fees for the fourth and
				subsequent cash withdrawal from an ATM in a calendar month; and
11. The expungement process, as specified at
				N.J.A.C.
				10:88-4.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - CARD UTILIZATION › Section 10:88-3.1 - Obtaining benefits

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(a) In Families First, each household shall
				receive its public assistance benefits by using a Families First card to access
				benefits at a location authorized to perform Families First transactions. The
				method by which the payee obtains benefits varies, dependent on whether the
				benefits are cash or NJ SNAP. While both cash and NJ SNAP benefits are accessed
				with one Families First card, NJ SNAP and cash benefits are maintained within
				separate accounts in the Families First automated system.
(b) Cash benefits shall be obtained at ATMs
				and/or POS locations that display the Quest(R) mark.
1. After three free cash ATM withdrawals in a
				calendar month, a $ 0.40 transaction fee will be deducted from the recipient's
				cash account for each subsequent ATM cash withdrawal. No transaction fees will
				be assessed for transactions at POS devices.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - CARD UTILIZATION › Section 10:88-3.2 - Authorized representatives and payees

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Each recipient household shall be allowed to designate a
				  maximum of two payees to access cash benefits, and two payees to access NJ SNAP
				  benefits. The household may designate the same individual(s) to access both the
				  household's cash and NJ SNAP benefits. A Families First card shall be issued to
				  each payee, each with its own PIN.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - CARD UTILIZATION › Section 10:88-3.3 - Staggered issuance

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(a) A benefit authorization that represents a
				household's normal monthly assistance shall become available from the Families
				First account during the first five days of the month. The specific date of
				availability shall be dependent upon the household's case number and the
				individual CWA's staggered issuance procedures. During Families First training,
				each recipient shall be advised of the day of the month on which each month's
				benefits shall be available.
(b)
				While staggered issuance is a method to disburse benefits over the first five
				days of the month, the establishment of cash and NJ SNAP benefit program
				eligibility shall continue to be based upon a calendar month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 88 - FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - CARD UTILIZATION › Section 10:88-3.4 - Non-traditional food retailers

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(a) NJ SNAP
				recipients shall be able to utilize their Families First NJ SNAP benefits at
				authorized retailers who are not equipped with POS devices. These transactions
				shall be performed by having the recipient sign an off-line manual voucher for
				the amount of the purchase, which authorizes the retailer to submit the voucher
				for payment to the State's EBT contractor. The recipient shall receive a copy
				of the voucher for his or her records. It is the responsibility of the retailer
				to contact the EBT retailer call center at the time of the sale to obtain a
				voice authorization for the purchase. The voice authorization includes an
				approval number for the transaction, which confirms the availability of funds
				to cover the transaction and places a hold on the recipient's funds for the
				approved amount. The retailer must record the approval number on the voucher.
1. Retailers will not be reimbursed and will
				be solely responsible for all manual voucher transactions when the retailer
				fails to obtain a voucher authorization number from the retailer call center at
				the time of the sale and prior to the submission of the manual voucher for
				payment.