New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) A WFNJ recipient who has received cash assistance for 12 or more cumulative months shall be required to complete a detailed social assessment and an employability assessment. The 12-month requirement is a minimum requirement. The Comprehensive Social Assessment (CSA) may be a…

Certain temporary services shall be available to a WFNJ TANF/GA recipient, as appropriate, in support of the recipient's efforts to work. The rules in this subchapter shall not be interpreted as conferring an entitlement to supportive services; likewise, these services shall be p…

(a) When a family receiving Medicaid based on the July 16, 1996 AFDC income standards and methodologies loses Medicaid eligibility primarily as a result of the collection of child or spousal support through the Child Support and Paternity process, Medicaid eligibility shall be ex…

(a) The Supplemental Work Support Program (SWS) is intended to provide a monthly work support to former clients who continue to maintain employment. An amount of $ 200.00 per month for up to 24 months shall be issued to eligible WFNJ/TANF participants who meet eligibility criteri…

(a) The purpose of the Career Advancement Voucher (CAV) Program is to offer eligible post-TANF recipients, who are employed, an educational or training opportunity by providing opportunities for upward career mobility. This program is intended to foster career advancement to thos…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-5.13 New Rule, R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a). Repealed by R.2012 d.188, effective 11/19/2012. See: 44 N.J.R. 544(a), 44 N.J.R. 2947(b). Section was "Housing Subsidy Program".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-5.14 New Rule, R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a). Amended by R.2004 d.292, effective 8/2/2004. See: 36 N.J.R. 1695(a), 36 N.J.R. 3545(a). In (f), added 1. Amended by R.2011 d.068, effective 2/22/2011 (opera…

(a) Mental health and employment readiness services are available through the Work First New Jersey Mental Health Initiative (MHI). The MHI provides services to WFNJ recipients who are experiencing mental health barriers to self-sufficiency. 1. WFNJ recipients enrolled in the MHI…

(a) The TIP Program is a performance-based child abuse and neglect prevention initiative that offers comprehensive parenting, nutritional and support services utilizing in-home visitation parenting models of service delivery, one of which includes the Healthy Families America (HF…

(a) Payment of child care services, including after-school child care in the case of a child over six years of age and care for children with special needs, shall be available for WFNJ/TANF eligible dependent children during the recipient's period of eligibility and for the 24 co…

(a) The county agency shall provide payment under WFNJ for child care in special circumstances when such care cannot be provided by another family member or responsible adult and payment for such care is not available through other sources and the agency determines that such care…

(a) The county or municipal agency, as appropriate, shall make all reasonable efforts to secure transportation services for WFNJ recipients who are working, looking for work, engaged in a work activity or taking WFNJ/TANF children to child care in conjunction with work or a work …

(a) The county or municipal agency shall make available, as appropriate, an allowance for each assistance unit in order to cover work-related expenses necessary to engage in work or a work activity. 1. This allowance shall be limited to a lifetime maximum of $ 500.00 and shall be…

(a) Medical support services are available through Medicaid for children and their parents or needy parent persons if, using the income and resource methodologies and standards found in N.J.A.C. 10:69.1. Application for Medicaid benefits shall be accomplished with the same applic…

Retroactive eligibility for Medicaid shall be determined in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:69. Eligibility for retroactive Medicaid for any of the three months prior to the month of application shall exist (assuming all other factors of eligibility are met) if the family's income, u…

(a) An individual under the age of 21, whether or not he or she would qualify as a dependent child and whether or not he or she lives with his or her parents, may be eligible for Medicaid Special coverage. Income eligibility is established in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:69-4.2. (…

(a) Extended Medicaid benefits are available to families who lose eligibility for Medicaid due to employment-related criteria based on the income standards and methodologies in effect for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program as of July 16, 1996. Thus, extend…

(a) Emergency assistance shall be made available through the WFNJ program as a supportive service to meet the emergent needs of WFNJ recipients, so that recipients shall not be prevented from complying with the work requirement due to disruptions caused by homelessness and relate…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-6.10 Repealed by 49 N.J.R. 3990(a), effective 12/18/2017

(a) Only WFNJ (WFNJ/TANF and WFNJ/GA) recipients, including those determined eligible for WFNJ benefits based on immediate need, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, are eligible for emergency assistance. 1. When an applicant or recipient requests EA, the Applicatio…

(a) The county or municipal agency is authorized to provide the following kinds of assistance to meet emergency situations when there is no other source of support available: payment for emergency shelter and emergency temporary housing and allowances for permanent living arrange…

(a) Any emergency assistance granted shall be limited to 12 cumulative months during the lifetime of the case, irrespective of the county or municipality of residence. A month of emergency assistance shall be any month for which a payment of emergency assistance of any kind is is…

(a) Recipients of emergency assistance, including those receiving SSI, shall contribute 30 percent of their total household income towards payment of all emergency shelter arrangements, including utilities and all other forms of alternative housing arrangements, such as transitio…

(a) The county/municipal agency shares responsibility with the individual/family in receipt of emergency assistance to resolve the emergency situation and to assist the individual/family to secure a suitable permanent housing arrangement. Receipt of emergency assistance is contin…

The county or municipal agency shall issue payment for emergency housing provided in hotels and motels in accordance with the schedule of per diem rates as follows: Emergency Assistance amounts per day 1 Person/1 room $72.00 2 Persons/1 room $82.00 3 Persons/1 room $97.00 4 Perso…

(a) Whenever a single adult, a couple without dependent children or a family with dependent children requiring the provision of EA benefits moves from one county or municipality (WFNJ/GA only) to another, the following provisions shall apply: 1. When the county or municipality of…

(a) The PHASE pilot is established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:10-53, wherein the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services is authorized to waive, for a period not to exceed three years, compliance with the requirements of the Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) program to the exten…

(a) The case record is the official file, whether computerized or hard copy, of forms, chronological narrative, correspondence and other documents pertinent to the application and determination of eligibility for WFNJ benefits. It constitutes a complete record of the county/munic…

(a) The validity of all case action rests primarily on the corroborating data in the case record, whether computerized or hard copy. The following items shall be part of the case record: 1. All completed forms necessary for the appropriate assistance programs; 2. A record of any …

(a) The county/municipal agency shall maintain an up-to-date record of all cases of recipients approved to receive assistance while out of the State. (b) There shall be a supervisory review of the status of these cases to assure that no payments are issued beyond the period for w…

(a) Each WFNJ/TANF adult recipient shall be required, as a condition of eligibility, either to participate in personal identification requirements, which may employ the use of high technology processes, or to accept a photo identification (ID) card, as appropriate, and agree to b…

(a) Upon notification from a recipient that his or her WFNJ benefits have been lost or stolen, the county/municipal agency shall immediately secure the recipient's affidavit of the facts and circumstances. In a situation in which the benefits were issued by check, the county/ mun…

County and municipal agencies are required by State law to report known or suspected instances of or risk of child abuse and neglect of a child to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Instances of abuse or neglect involve situations where a child experiences physical …

(a) Information about applicants for or recipients of WFNJ benefits shall be used or disclosed only for purposes directly related to the administration of public assistance and related services, including Title IV-E (foster care and adoption assistance programs), HUD Section 8 ho…

(a) Pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 38, (N.J.S.A. 44:10-64), upon liquidation of a claim or interest (other than liquidation of nonexempt real property) for which a written promise to repay (Form WFNJ-10D, Agreement to Repay) has been executed, regardless of whether or not the person(s…

(a) Payment of funeral and burial expenses may be provided for recipients of WFNJ and certain others as identified in this subchapter. Payments for such expenses are not a benefit automatically payable at death, but are a means of supplementing the resources, when available, of t…

(a) Claims for funeral and burial expenses may be received and considered with respect to: 1. A person who was in active receipt of assistance at the time of death, including WFNJ/TANF, WFNJ/GA, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, and Medicaid Only; 2. A person for whom …

(a) The right and responsibility to arrange and contract for funeral and burial services rests with the next of kin of the decedent. In the absence of any next of kin, arrangements may be made by any interested party such as a friend, member of the clergy, or nursing home or hosp…

(a) When either of the contracting parties contemplates that a county or municipal agency will be asked to pay any part of the cost of a funeral and burial or cremation, either or both parties shall notify and consult with the county or municipal agency before the services take p…

(a) Funeral services and cemetery costs shall be separated and paid separately. Funeral directors shall complete and submit Form WFNJ-11M, Affidavit and Petition for Payment Mortuary, to the county or municipal agency to receive payment. Cemetery representatives shall complete an…

(a) The amount to be allowed on any claim shall, in the absence of known irregularity, be paid as promptly as possible after such amount is determined and, in any event, within 30 calendar days thereafter. The county or municipal agency shall provide notice of its determination t…

(a) In the event of a dispute or disagreement about a claim which cannot be readily resolved between the agency and the claimant, the county or municipal agency shall submit the matter to the DFD for review and advice. (b) In the event that the county or municipal agency becomes …

(a) In any instance in which the agency has either a lien or claim on the assets of a decedent by reason of previous assistance granted or payment of burial, the agency shall notify all known holders of the decedent's assets or funds of its interest. It shall request that such fu…

(a) The county or municipal agency shall provide adequate notice to an applicant for or recipient of WFNJ benefits of any action to be taken that affects the applicant's or recipient's benefits. 1. An adequate notice is a written or computer generated notice that includes the fol…

(a) In WFNJ/TANF, an applicant or recipient has a right to request a fair hearing which relates to a county agency action or lack of action within 90 calendar days of such action or lack of action. (b) In WFNJ/TANF, if the request for a fair hearing relates to a county agency act…

Subsequent to receipt of a hearing request, the county or municipal agency shall provide the applicant/recipient and/or his or her authorized representative with an opportunity to review the entire case file and documents and records to be used by the agency at the administrative…

(a) An applicant or recipient may appear at a proceeding without legal representation, be represented by an attorney or be assisted in presentation by a relative, friend, or other spokesperson pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1:10-5.1 or 1:1-5.4. County or municipal agency staff shall help i…

(a) Prior to transmittal to the OAL, if an applicant/recipient desires that a hearing request be withdrawn, that individual shall notify the county or municipal agency or the DFD of the withdrawal request. The DFD shall request, but not require, that a decision to withdraw be con…

Any adjournment requested by a county or municipal agency or the DFD and granted by the OAL may not operate to extend the deadlines for a final decision and agency implementation of the final decision. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-9.14

(a) If the hearing involves medical issues, requiring a diagnosis or a report from an examining physician, or concerning a determination by the State Disability Review Unit (within the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services), the ALJ may issue an order requiring a med…