10:87-6.2 Month of application

(a) The month of application for all households is the calendar month in which the household filed its application. For those prerelease applicants described at N.J.A.C. 10:87-2.33(b)3, the month of application shall be the date of release from the institution. This includes households submitting an application following any period of time during which the household was not certified for participation in the program. In most cases, the month of application will be the initial month of the household's certification period (see definition of initial month in (b) below). The CSSA shall determine a household's eligibility during the month of application based on the household's circumstances for the entire calendar month in which the household filed its application, even if the household filed its application on the last day of that calendar month. (b) The term initial month means the first month that the household is certified for participation in the NJ SNAP program or, for ongoing cases, the first month that the household is certified for participation following any period of time during which the household was not certified for participation. For migrant and seasonal farm workers, the term initial month means the first month in which the household is certified for a period of more than one month. 1. Recertifications shall be processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:87-6.3. 2. If the household submits an application for recertification prior to the expiration of its certification period and is found eligible for the first month following the end of the certification period, then that month shall not be an initial month. (c) A household's benefit level for the initial month will be based on the day of the month it applies for benefits. For those prerelease applicants described at N.J.A.C. 10:87- 2.33(b)3, the initial benefit shall be based on the date of each individual's release from the institution. Using a 30-day calendar month, households shall receive benefits prorated from the day of application to the end of the month. A household applying on the 31st of the month will be treated as though it applied on the 30th of the month. The $ 10.00 minimum benefit for one and two person households shall be prorated. To determine the amount of the prorated allotment for the month of application the CSSA shall use the Allotment Proration Table found at N.J.A.C. 10:87-12.5. If the allotment for the initial month is less than $ 10.00 the CSSA shall not issue benefits to that household. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW NOTE: For the minimum monthly benefit for one- and two-person households after the initial month under N.J.A.C. 10:87-6.2(c), see N.J.A.C. 10:87-6.16(d)3ii. History HISTORY: As amended on an emergency basis, R.1981 d.398, effective September 30, 1981 (operative October 1, 1981), expired November 30, 1981. Readopted, R.1981 d.517, effective December 31, 1981. See: 13 N.J.R. 769(a), 14 N.J.R. 103(a). (a): "(including . . . Than a month)" added; (a) 1 added. As amended, R.1983 d.121, effective April 4, 1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 247(a), 15 N.J.R. 625(b). Originally adopted as an Emergency Rule, R.1983 d.38, effective January 31, 1983. The amendment was pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-253) and the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981 (P.L. 97-98, Title 13). Amended by R.1989 d.121, effective February 21, 1989. See: 20 N.J.R. 2689(a), 21 N.J.R. 511(b). Substantially amended. Amended by R.1989 d.464, effective September 5, 1989. See: 21 N.J.R. 1636(a), 21 N.J.R. 2790(a). Date of application for applicants who are institutionalized is now the same as date of release from institution. Amended by R.2004 d.181, effective May 17, 2004. See: 36 N.J.R. 28(a), 36 N.J.R. 2425(a). In (a), substituted a reference to N.J.A.C. 10:87-2.33(b)3 for a reference to N.J.A.C. 10:87- 2.37(b)3; rewrote (b); in (c), deleted "Determining benefit level for initial month:" from the beginning of first sentence, substituted a reference to N.J.A.C. 10:87-2.33(b)3 for a reference to N.J.A.C. 10:87-2.37(b)3. Administrative change. See: 44 N.J.R. 1529(a).