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Page 118 of 233 § 10:90-3.14 Treatment of income for a non-needy stepparent who is married to a natural or adoptive WFNJ recipient parent

income equals or exceeds the applicable poverty level guideline amount, all members of the household shall be ineligible for WFNJ benefits. i. The parent of the eligible children shall sign the application for assistance and fulfill all obligations contained therein. ii. The grant for eligible children shall be: (1) The appropriate maximum allowance payment in Schedule II at N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.3, less any income available to the eligible assistance unit, including the countable income of the natural or adoptive parent as determined in (c) below. (2) In no event shall the WFNJ payment for the eligible children be reduced below $ 10.00 until such time as gross income of the assistance unit exceeds the applicable Federal Poverty Income Guideline for the appropriate household size, and the countable income of the eligible children does not exceed the maximum benefit payment amount in Schedule II at N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.3 for the appropriate eligible unit size. (c) Countable income to the WFNJ eligible children shall be determined in accordance with the following procedures: 1. The income of the non-needy stepparent shall be totally excluded. 2. Any earned income of the WFNJ parent shall be reduced by the appropriate disregard as specified at N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.8, and the result added to any unearned income received by that parent. The result of this calculation is further reduced by the payment benefit level amount for an eligible unit of one in Schedule II at N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.3. 3. All remaining income of the natural or adoptive parent shall be considered as unearned income and shall be added together with any other countable income of the children to determine the total countable income available to the eligible assistance unit. 4. The total countable income shall be deducted from the payment benefit level for the appropriate eligible unit size in Schedule II at N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.3, and the remainder shall be the WFNJ benefit payable for the eligible children. i. In the event that the WFNJ benefit calculation results in a benefit of less than $ 10.00, (b)2ii(2) above shall apply. History

HISTORY: Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective January 20, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a).