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N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.2 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 2. NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

§ 10:90-2.2 WFNJ TANF/GA eligibility requirements

(a) An applicant/recipient, as a condition of eligibility for WFNJ TANF/GA benefits, shall, subject to good cause exceptions, be required to do the following: 1. Cooperate with child support by identifying his or her child(ren), providing specific information regarding the noncustodial or custodial parent(s), such as, name, address, date of birth and Social Security number and take certain actions as requested by the appropriate child support agency to help establish paternity, or establish, modify or enforce a child support order (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.2(a) and 16.3(d)); 2. Cooperate with work requirements, including interviewing for and accepting employment, if offered; 3. Make application within 30 days for any other assistance for which members of the assistance unit may be eligible when the agency refers the individual, and cooperate with all requirements to establish eligibility for other programs, which includes, but is not limited to, participating in the appeals process, as appropriate. In addition, the individual shall be informed that he or she shall inform the WFNJ agency of all eligibility decisions for other programs within 10 days of receiving notification of the decision. This requirement shall in no way prevent, or delay, an agency from accepting and processing an application for WFNJ assistance; 4. Be income and resource eligible, including the deeming of income and resources as appropriate; 5. Provide all necessary documentation (which shall include contact information); 6. Sign an Agreement to Repay benefits (pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:10-64), if not already incorporated into the application, in the event of receipt of income or resources. (See N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.18 for treatment of lump sum income as well as N.J.A.C. 10:90-7.8 for settlement of suits and claims); 7. Satisfy any sanction or repayment obligation incurred pursuant to any Federal or State law governing public assistance; 8. Supply the county/municipal agency with the Social Security number of each member of the assistance unit or apply for a Social Security number for any such