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Page 10 of 202 § 10:90-6.3 Kinds of emergency assistance authorized

available (for example, the next regular assistance payment, support payment, receipt of earnings or receipt of NJ SNAP benefits). i. When it is necessary to provide temporary living arrangements for a recipient by utilizing emergency shelter/housing in a hotel, motel, or other facility in which cooking facilities are not available or are determined by the county or municipal agency to be inadequate, payments for restaurant meals, not to exceed $ 7.50 per person per day, shall be authorized and allowed until such time as other funds become available. 3. When the agency determines that they are necessary, payments to enable a recipient to purchase minimum essential clothing for physical health and safety shall be granted, not to exceed the amounts stated below, unless authorized by DFD on a case-by-case basis. i. Adult--$ 86.00; ii. Child, age 13 and over--$ 86.00; iii. Child, age five through 12--$ 48.00; iv. Child, birth through four--$ 29.00. 4. Allowances for those items deemed urgent and essential to the physical health and safety of the recipient shall not exceed those amounts stated at (a)4i below. The recipient is obligated to use any other reasonable source for provision of these items, including, but not limited to, relatives and charitable organizations. i. Items deemed urgent and essential to the physical health and well being of the individual or family, as appropriate, include, but are not limited to, the following: a refrigerator, a dinette set, kitchen equipment, lamps, beds, cribs, chests of drawers and bed and bath linens. A maximum allowance is provided for the purchase of such items. Payment for these items shall not be made on more than three occasions during the 60 cumulative month lifetime limit under WFNJ assistance. No. of eligible persons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maximum allowance: $ 585 $ 745 $ 895 $ 1,045 $ 1,195 $ 1,365 Add $ 150 for each additional person ii. Replacement of house furnishings is not solely limited to replacement of items lost or destroyed in the incident that gave rise to the emergency. For example, a recipient may be moving from a hotel/motel shelter or furnished apartment into an unfurnished living arrangement where there is no essential furniture. Likewise, when an item which is essential for the recipient's health and well-being, such as a refrigerator, wears out, EA funds may appropriately be used to replace it. iii. Itemized invoices and vouchers shall be provided to the county or municipal agency for all purchases. iv. Payment of storage costs shall be made at the most reasonable rates available and shall not exceed six months. If additional time is required due to individual circumstances, the agency shall request approval from DFD.