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the receiving county/municipality. In no event shall assistance be delayed or suspended when a recipient moves from one jurisdiction to another. Assistance, including emergency assistance when appropriate, shall be provided by the county/municipality where the applicant/recipient resides. When the county/municipality of origin places the individual or family in out-of-county/municipality temporary emergency housing, the county/municipality of origin shall retain full responsibility for all assistance until the homelessness is resolved or permanent housing is obtained (see N.J.A.C. 10:90- 6.8(a)1). For a WFNJ/GA case, the receiving agency shall grant assistance, provided application has been made and the recipient remains eligible, for the next month. For a WFNJ/TANF transfer case, if the required documentation is not within the original transfer package, the receiving agency shall contact the county of origin to obtain the needed information. The sending county agency shall act promptly on all requests for information. 1. The county of origin shall have the responsibility to: i. Transfer, within seven working days from the date it is notified of the actual move, a copy of all pertinent case material to the receiving county; ii. Instruct the client to contact the receiving county immediately in order to arrange for a transfer of assistance; and iii. Grant assistance for the next month, if the transferred case material was not received by the new county of residence before the 10th day of the month unless the sending and receiving counties have mutually agreed on an alternate date for the transfer to take effect and there is no interruption in benefits. 2. The receiving county shall have the responsibility to: i. Communicate with the client if case material is received prior to client contact and the client's new address is known; ii. Grant assistance, provided application has been made and the recipient remains eligible, for the next month if initial case material has been received before the 10th day of the month; and iii. Immediately notify the county of origin of the date case records were received and the date assistance will be granted. (h) Any case transfer management disputes which cannot be resolved locally shall be referred to the DFD to determine which county/municipal agency has responsibility for the case. In such instances, the decision of the DFD shall be considered final and binding on all parties involved. History

HISTORY: Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective January 20, 1998. See: 29 New Jersey Register 3971(b), 30 New Jersey Register 389(a). Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective June 16, 2003.