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Page 130 of 233 § 10:90-3.18 Treatment of lump sum income WFNJ TANF/GA

1. An allowance may be made to disregard a portion of the remaining lump sum money that may be spent to purchase items that are integral in promoting self- sufficiency, such as the purchase of a first vehicle, vehicle repairs or essential household items. 2. Effective April 2, 1997, if assistance payments (including emergency assistance) are repaid to a county or municipal agency, in accordance with the agreement to repay, the months of assistance for which cash payments were repaid shall not count toward a recipient's five year time limit on receipt of public assistance. (d) When the total remaining lump sum income (for either a WFNJ/TANF or WFNJ/GA case) exceeds 200 percent of the WFNJ/TANF maximum payment level for the appropriate eligible assistance unit size as set forth in Schedule VI below, the assistance unit will be ineligible for WFNJ for the number of full months derived by dividing this total income by the payment level applicable to the eligible assistance unit size in Schedule VI. 1. Schedule VI shall also be used for alien sponsor-income deeming as set forth in N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.15. WFNJ/TANF and WFNJ/GA Schedule VI

Number in Eligible Unit 200% of WFNJ/TANF Payment Level 1 $ 428 2 $ 850 3 $ 1,118 4 $ 1,288 5 $ 1,456 6 $ 1,628 7 $ 1,788 8 $ 1,922 More than 8 Add $ 132.00 each person (e) For purposes of determining the period of ineligibility, the WFNJ assistance unit and any other individual (such as a stepparent) whose lump sum income caused the assistance unit's income to exceed the allowance standard shall be included in such determination. 1. The period of ineligibility shall begin in the first month subsequent to the month the nonrecurring income is received or, if there is insufficient time for a timely adverse action notice, the following month. 2. In the event the nonrecurring income is not reported timely, the period of ineligibility shall begin at the point the ineligibility would have occurred had the county or municipal agency had knowledge of its receipt. The amount of overpayment for the period of ineligibility must be established and recovery made. 3. The period of ineligibility applies to each individual in the eligible assistance unit at the time of receipt of the lump sum nonrecurring income. 4. Once established, the period of ineligibility may be recalculated/reduced only if the lump sum income used to determine such period becomes unavailable to the eligible assistance unit for reasons beyond the control of the assistance unit members. It is the responsibility of the former eligible assistance unit to provide all necessary information and documentation required to make a determination to shorten the period