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N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.20 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

§ 10:90-2.20 The Supportive Assistance for Individuals and Families (SAIF) Program

(a) The Supportive Assistance for Individuals and Families (SAIF) Program shall provide intensive case management (ICM) at 48 months for Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) recipients who have complied with WFNJ requirements and have not become self- sufficient and who do not appear to be exemptible from time limits under N.J.A.C. 10:90- 2.4, except for those recipients who would meet the definition of "chronically unemployable." Within the limits of available funding, recipients who appear to be chronically unemployable shall receive intensive case management through the SAIF Program. The goal of the SAIF Program is to assist SAIF Program participants to become self-sufficient before they reach the 60-month time limit. (b) Intensive case management shall be provided for a total period of 24 months. Recipients shall be required to continue to meet financial and non-financial eligibility requirements for the WFNJ program. (c) Time limit extensions shall not be granted under N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.5. Instead, all individuals who have exhausted 48 months of benefits, and who are not exempt from time limits, may be eligible to receive assistance for a total period of 24 months under the SAIF Program. (d) After 48 months of assistance, participation in the SAIF Program becomes a WFNJ program requirement for eligible recipients and the participant shall begin to receive intensive case management services. As a condition of continued eligibility, participants shall receive and cooperate with individualized and intensive case management, and, if appropriate, substance abuse treatment and mental health services. Participation in the SAIF Program is a WFNJ program requirement for the recipients who are required to participate in the SAIF Program. The individual shall fully participate in the SAIF Program to continue receiving cash assistance benefits. If a SAIF participant fails to cooperate with SAIF requirements without good cause, the WFNJ case shall be closed. (e) SAIF Program participants shall cooperate in the development of a new Individual Responsibility Plan (IRP). The IRP shall be updated every six months. See N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.8 regarding the provisions for the IRP.