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N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.14 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

§ 10:90-3.14 Treatment of income for a non-needy stepparent who is married to a natural or adoptive WFNJ recipient parent

(a) When a non-needy stepparent is married to a natural or adoptive WFNJ recipient parent and is not the parent of any of the WFNJ children, the non-needy stepparent, the stepparent's natural or adoptive children and the WFNJ recipient parent shall be excluded from the eligible assistance unit; therefore, the eligible assistance unit shall consist of only the WFNJ children. Eligibility for the WFNJ children shall be established provided that the gross income of the assistance unit does not exceed the maximum income limits for the applicable household size as referenced in (a)1 below, and the countable income of the eligible children does not exceed the limits referenced in (c) below. 1. Household maximum income limits for non-needy stepparents marrying WFNJ recipient parents shall be based on 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines as published each year in the Federal Register and subsequently as a public notice in the New Jersey Register. (b) WFNJ eligibility shall not exist for any month if the total income exceeds 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for the appropriate number of persons in the household. The household shall include the natural or adoptive parent, his or her children, the non-needy stepparent and the stepparent's children residing in the same household who are claimed or could be claimed by the stepparent as dependents for Federal personal income tax liability and who are not recipients of WFNJ or SSI benefits. 1. The income of the assistance unit shall be determined by counting the gross income of all members of the household, which shall be reduced only by any amounts paid as alimony or child support to individuals not living in the household. Although SSI benefits are exempt, all other countable income of the natural or adoptive parent is considered. 2. The gross income derived from the computation procedures in (b)1 above shall be compared to 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. Provided the household's gross income is less than the amount for the appropriate household size, initial WFNJ eligibility shall be established for the children of the natural or adoptive parent (excluding children who are recipients of SSI benefits). If the household's gross