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N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.18 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
§ 10:90-3.18 Treatment of lump sum income WFNJ TANF/GA
(a) Lump sum income includes, but is not limited to, payments in the nature of a windfall such as inheritances, lottery, casino, racetrack, and sports betting winnings, including online winnings; RSDI, Railroad Retirement, Veterans and Worker's Compensation retroactive awards; and personal injury awards. 1. Nonrecurring lump sum income will be subject to repayment of past assistance (including emergency assistance) in accordance with the agreement to repay except as noted in (a)1i below (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-7.8 regarding agreement to repay provisions); after the agreement to repay is satisfied, any remaining amount of the lump sum income shall be considered in determining the period of WFNJ ineligibility. i. RSDI, Railroad Retirement, Worker's Compensation, Veteran's Administration benefits, and temporary disability benefits are exempted by law from the repayment process. However, lump sum payments from these sources are subject to the lump sum regulations in (c) through (e) below. 2. SSI payments shall not be subject to lump sum repayment rules for WFNJ/TANF recipients (see (a)2i below for WFNJ/GA recipients). i. For WFNJ/GA recipients, retroactive SSI payments are subject to repayment in accordance with WFNJ/GA fiscal provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:90-14.5. (b) The recipient shall notify the county or municipal agency within 10 calendar days of the receipt of a lump sum income. (c) When a recipient receives nonrecurring earned or unearned lump sum income, the extent it is not earmarked and used for the purpose for which it was paid (for example, moneys for back medical bills resulting from accidents or injury, funeral and burial costs, replacement or repair of resources, and so forth), that income shall be used to repay assistance granted in accordance with the agreement to repay. After the agreement to repay is satisfied, any lump sum remaining will be added together with all other countable income received that month by the eligible assistance unit after application of the appropriate disregards in N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.8.