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N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.9 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 6. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
§ 10:90-6.9 Provisional Housing -- Awaiting Supplemental Security Income/Social Security/Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) Eligibility (PHASE) Pilot Program
(a) The PHASE pilot is established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:10-53, wherein the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services is authorized to waive, for a period not to exceed three years, compliance with the requirements of the Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) program to the extent that the Commissioner deems it necessary to conduct an experimental pilot that is likely to help promote the objectives of the WFNJ program, which are client empowerment and self-sufficiency. 1. Eligibility for PHASE shall be no more than 36 months and is limited to WFNJ General Assistance (GA) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance units that are otherwise eligible for emergency assistance (EA) pursuant to this subchapter. To be eligible, the assistance unit shall: i. Contain an adult member who is permanently disabled, as evidenced by presenting and maintaining a current WFNJ Med 1, indicating a medical condition expected to last 12 months, or contain adult or child members who are disabled and are being cared for by another member of the assistance unit full time, such that the caregiver is unable to work as evidenced by a WFNJ 5S-DEP, indicating a condition expected to last 12 months. The physician's signature on the WFNJ 5S- DEP shall constitute proof of the disability; however, the caregiver's status as the only person who can provide the care shall require additional corroboration, if deemed necessary by the agency or DFD; ii. Have exhausted its applicable EA benefits pursuant to the time limits provided in N.J.S.A. 44:10-51 and N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.4; iii. Remain in imminent danger of homelessness; and iv. Have applications or appeals pending for SSI or SSDI for all disabled members of the assistance unit. 2. A client must exhaust the traditional EA time limit and hardship extensions prior to being enrolled in PHASE. If it is later discovered that an assistance unit was somehow determined eligible for PHASE prior to exhausting the traditional EA time and