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N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.8 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

§ 10:90-4.8 Individual responsibility plan (IRP)

(a) An individual responsibility plan (IRP) shall be developed jointly by the county or municipal agency representative, as appropriate, and the WFNJ recipient, that is, all adult recipients, teen parents and 16 through 18 year old individuals not attending school on a full-time basis, at time of eligibility determination, and shall be jointly reviewed and/or revised at time of subsequent activity assignments and case redeterminations. The requirements set forth in the IRP must be coordinated with requirements set forth in an emergency service plan, if the participant is also in receipt of EA. Interim changes/updates to the IRP shall be made more frequently as appropriate and necessary in accordance with individual progress and/or change in circumstances. The IRP shall be signed and dated by the recipient and the respective agency representative. The original IRP shall be maintained electronically or in the case record and a copy shall be provided to the recipient. The IRP shall contain: 1. General case information concerning the individual; 2. A specific work activity or plan of action based on the findings and conclusions from the assessment, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.1(f); i. Work activity information to be entered on the IRP shall include the work-site location, the work-site's contact person and telephone number as well as the times and days of the participant's scheduled attendance; ii. Non-work activity information to be entered on the IRP shall include the name of the activity or referral, its location, a contact person, and telephone number (if known), as well as, any scheduled time frames. 3. Supportive services to be provided to enable participation in the activity, such as child care, transportation allowances and other available supportive services; and 4. A record that the family violence option and deferral requirements were discussed with the recipient as well as the importance of cooperating with child support. 5. The IRP may also include specific goals concerning a dependent child member of the assistance unit such as, but not limited to: i. Requirements for parental participation in a dependent child's pre-school, elementary and secondary school program activities;