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N.J.A.C. 10:90-19.3 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 19. KINSHIP CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM (KCSP)

§ 10:90-19.3 Determining eligibility for the KCSP

(a) When it has been confirmed that kinship legal guardianship has been granted, eligibility for KCSP participation shall be approved if the kinship legal guardian's family income is less than or equal to 150 percent of the FPL and funds are available. (b) Based upon the total gross income of the kinship legal guardian's family and the child, the designated entity shall calculate the annual income to determine if the family's income is less than or equal to 150 percent of FPL eligibility requirement. Income definitions reflective of those used to determine WFNJ/TANF eligibility will be utilized when determining eligibility for the KCSP. 1. All countable earned and unearned income of the kinship legal guardian's family and the child, with the exception of Work First New Jersey (WFNJ)/TANF benefits received on behalf of the child, is to be counted in the financial determination. Kinship subsidy eligibility shall not exist if the total countable gross annual income exceeds 150 percent of the FPL guidelines 66 Fed. Reg. 10,695 (February 16, 2001) for the appropriate family size. (c) For purposes of determining eligibility for the kinship care subsidy, the kinship legal guardian's family shall include the kinship legal guardian(s), his or her spouse, his or her children and the child or children for whom kinship legal guardianship has been awarded. The family also includes dependent children who are over the age of 18 or other adults who are not legally responsible for the children for whom kinship legal guardianship has been awarded but who are dependent on the kinship legal guardian and who live in the household. (d) Sources of countable income reflect WFNJ/TANF income definitions found at N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.9(b) and include, but are not limited to, employment (including self- employment), rental income, Social Security (disability, retirement, or survivor's) benefits, State disability, rental property managed by an agent, worker's compensation, pensions/annuity/401K payments, alimony received, railroad retirement, General Assistance payments, TANF payments (excluding payments for the kinship child), unemployment, interest and dividend income, veterans' benefits, and any child support received.