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Page 12 of 202 § 10:90-6.3 Kinds of emergency assistance authorized

ii. TRA shall not be discontinued when an adult recipient of WFNJ benefits has been sanctioned for noncompliance with the work requirement until one month after all WFNJ cash assistance to the eligible unit has been terminated and the case closed as a result of a failure to correct a sanction, provided this period of time in sanctions is prior to the 12-month lifetime limit placed on EA. iii. In a household with two adult recipients, where one adult is noncompliant, and the cash assistance is reduced by the pro rata share, the agency portion of the EA/TRA shall be adjusted to offset the decrease in the cash assistance. (b) The county or municipal agency may authorize payment for security deposits when a TRA is being provided. Issuance of a new security deposit shall not be contingent upon return of the previous deposit. (c) EA shall not be provided to adult recipients who are terminated without good cause from an EA placement, such as a hotel/motel shelter or transitional housing for a period of six months when the termination is the result of the adult recipient's actions, which may include, but are not limited to, the actions identified in (c)1 through 6 below. Such a determination cannot be made unless the county and municipal agencies have thoroughly reviewed with the recipient, prior to placement, the hotel, motel, shelter, or transitional housing violations that could result in EA termination and a six-month period of ineligibility. 1. Possession of a weapon or an instrument used as a weapon after entry into the shelter; 2. Destruction of shelter property or the property of others; 3. Threatening and/or disruptive behavior that affects the operations of the shelter or the safety of the other residents; 4. Possession or use of drugs or alcohol on the premises. If the recipient is terminated from the shelter for this reason, EA cannot be terminated unless the recipient is already participating in the SAI and with the consultation of the SAI coordinator. Otherwise, the recipient shall be referred to the SAI; 5. Violation of health and safety policies, including, but not limited to, smoking in undesignated areas, burning of candles or incense in the room, and the use of hotplates or other cooking devices in the room; or 6. More than one violation of the same rule of the hotel/motel or shelter, other than those enumerated in (c)1 through 5 above, which has a substantial effect on the health and safety of the residents, staff or facility. (d) The CSSA/MWA shall request, prior to EA termination, that the facility provide written documentation to support the termination, if possible. (e) The recipient shall be eligible for continued EA for other violations, including, but not limited to, those identified in (e)1 below, that may result in a termination from a facility. The caseworker shall evaluate the recipient's circumstances and make an appropriate placement. A hotel/motel placement shall be considered as a last resort when there are no supervised placements available.