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N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.2 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 4. WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS
§ 10:90-4.2 Work activity participation
(a) All recipients, unless otherwise deferred, shall continuously and actively seek work and engage in job search. Recipients who are assessed to be job ready shall be placed in job search immediately. If no employment is found, they shall be reassessed, if appropriate and placed in a work activity as indicated by their individual assessments. Other recipients shall be placed in an appropriate work activity as indicated by the assessment results; however, they shall be encouraged to continuously seek employment. 1. Participation in job search may be counted for up to six weeks, of which no more than four weeks may be consecutive. 2. When an adult WFNJ/TANF recipient is placed in a CWEP or AWEP activity, the number of hours of participation per week, based on the receipt of TANF and NJ SNAP benefits, shall be determined by calculating the total of the recipient's monthly cash assistance grant, plus any Temporary Rental Assistance (TRA), Emergency Assistance (EA), and the NJ SNAP allotment less child support collections for the month, divided by the higher of the current Federal or State minimum hourly wage and further divided by 4.333. Any resulting partial hour shall be rounded down to the next lower whole hour. i. If the calculated number of hours does not equal the mandated number of hours of participation for that recipient, the recipient shall continue to participate in the activity in accordance with the prescribed hours of participation for compliance under the WFNJ program. The participant shall be compensated for the total excess hours of participation required through the issuance of a supplemental participant allowance payment that shall be calculated as follows: (1) Excess hours of participation shall be determined by subtracting the calculated hours of participation (determined using the grant, TRA, EA, and NJ SNAP allotment less child support collections for the month as described above) from the mandated hours of participation for compliance under WFNJ program and multiplying the excess participation hours by the higher of the current Federal or State minimum hourly wage rate.