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N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.19 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024
NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 3. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY--INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS
§ 10:90-3.19 Exempt income
(a) Exempt income is not considered in determining initial and continued eligibility for assistance or in computing the amount of WFNJ cash assistance payments; however, as part of the determination of eligibility for emergency assistance, the agency shall evaluate all potential contributions of support to the household in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90- 6.1(c)2. The following sources of income shall be exempt: 1. Income tax refunds; 2. Homestead property tax rebates; 3. Earned income tax credit (EITC) payments; 4. Unearned income (including moneys to offset training expenses) received by a WFNJ dependent child through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); 5. Earned income received through the WIA by a WFNJ dependent child; 6. Allowance payments to offset expenses related to training received by any WFNJ recipient who is participating in the WIA program; 7. The earned income of any middle or secondary school student in the eligible assistance unit; i. This income exemption applies to children who are full-time students up to the age of 18, or up to the age of 19 if they are expected to complete an educational program before reaching age 19; and children up to the age of 21, if they are enrolled in a special education program (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.7); 8. Any grant, scholarship, student loan or other financial aid received by an eligible child or eligible adult who is a student, including funds received through college work study programs for TANF recipients, so long as the eligible child or eligible adult continues to attend school and meets the conditions under which such moneys are granted and complies with required WFNJ work requirements at N.J.A.C. 10:90-4. Income received through a college work study program is not exempt for GA recipients;