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N.J.A.C. 10:90-10.6 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 10. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM

§ 10:90-10.6 Eligibility

(a) No United States citizen is eligible for RRP and a refugee may be eligible only if he or she meets the appropriate definition and INS status in N.J.A.C. 10:90-10.2 and 10.3. In addition, all refugees whose time limitations have expired will cease to be eligible for cash and medical assistance under RRP (see (b) below). Such ineligible refugees who are still in need shall, as appropriate, be assisted under WFNJ/GA, either at the county agency or referred to the municipal agency via Form WFNJ-14, "Referral for Services," giving the reason for referral. 1. For a large extended family group, the county agency shall establish a separate assistance unit for each non-WFNJ/GA eligible individual or couple in the household. (b) Eligibility for assistance under RRP is limited to a total of eight months for WFNJ/GA type cases. Pursuant to Sections 207 and 101(a)(42) and 1522(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.) and 45 C.F.R. 400.42, refugee cash assistance/refugee medical assistance (RCA/RMA) are limited by the extent of available Federal appropriations in any Federal fiscal year (FFY), and on data concerning refugee arrivals, eligibility and participation in RCA/RMA. Therefore, the State RCA/RMA program period of eligibility is dependent on the fixed Federal appropriation made available to the states for any given FFY, based on the aforementioned criteria. Eligibility periods for RCA and RMA are published periodically in the Federal Register. Subsequent updates to these eligibility periods in the Federal Register will be published as a public notice by the Department of Human Services in the New Jersey Register, and this subsection revised accordingly as an administrative change. 1. Rules concerning WFNJ/GA type cases are as follows: i. For all WFNJ/GA type applicants/recipients residing in the U.S. for eight months or less from their initial entry date or when parole status was first granted as identified on INS Form I-94, income and resources shall be treated in accordance with the standards and criteria applicable to WFNJ cases, except that county agencies shall not apply the earned income disregard. The assistance standard for applicants/recipients shall be the appropriate amount for the eligible unit size. ii. During the eight month period, all eligible WFNJ/GA type cases will retain Medicaid eligibility.