N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024
Section 10:90-3.3 - WFNJ/TANF-initial allowable maximum income and maximum benefit payment levels (Schedules I and II)
(a) Schedule I below identifies the WFNJ/TANF initial maximum allowable income eligibility levels for the appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for new applicant, reapplicant and reopened cases to determine initial financial eligibility for families with dependent children.
(b) Schedule II below identifies the WFNJ/TANF maximum allowable benefit payment levels for the appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for families with dependent children. As long as the assistance unit's countable income is less than the applicable benefit level, WFNJ/TANF financial eligibility exists. When the total countable income equals or exceeds the applicable benefit level, the assistance unit is no longer eligible for WFNJ/TANF benefits except for cases with earned income that are subject to six-month reporting requirements. Such cases need not report changes in earned income until such time as the assistance unit's total income exceeds 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). However, if the assistance unit does report a change, the county/municipal agency shall act on that change.

WFNJ/TANF Schedules I and II

WFNJ/TANF Initial Maximum Allowable Income Levels and Maximum Benefit Payment Levels

Families with Dependent Children

Schedule I

Schedule II

Initial Maximum Allowable

Number in

Maximum Benefit

Income Levels

Assistance Unit

Payment Levels

$321

1

$214

$638

2

$425

$839

3

$559

$966

4

$644

$1,092

5

$728

$1,221

6

$814

$1,341

7

$894

$1,442

8

$961

Add $99 for each additional person

More than 8

Add $66 for each additional person

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-3.3

Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective 1/20/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a).
In (b), deleted "equal to or" following "income is" in the first sentence, and inserted "equals or" following "income" in the second sentence.
Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a).
Rewrote (b).
Administrative Change, 55 N.J.R. 1738(a), effective 7/10/2023