N.J. Admin. Code § 10:72-9.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 10:72-9.4 - Income eligibility for NJ WorkAbility

(a) The earned income of a qualified applicant, after disregards, shall not exceed 250 percent of the Federal poverty level for a family unit of one or two, as applicable.

(b) The unearned income of a qualified applicant, after disregards, shall not exceed 100 percent of the Federal poverty level for a family unit of one or two, as applicable.

(c) Countable income for NJ WorkAbility individuals shall be determined in accordance with the income rules found at N.J.A.C. 10:71-5. All rules at N.J.A.C. 10:71-5 shall apply, with the following exceptions:

1. The disregard of cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits provided for in 10:71-5.3(a)7 x and xi shall not apply.

2. The deeming of the income of an alien's sponsor as provided for at 10:71-5.7 shall not apply.

3. Wages paid by the U.S. Census Bureau for temporary employment related to Census 2000 activities shall not be counted as income.

4. Social Security Disability benefits and Railroad Disability benefits received by the individual on his or her own account shall not be counted as income.

5. Nonrecurring lump sum income received by the household unit of a disabled individual shall be counted as income in the month received and any portion retained shall be counted as a resource in subsequent months.

(d) A disabled individual shall have the value of in-kind support and maintenance counted as unearned income in the following circumstances:

1. A disabled adult, who would, in accordance with rules at 10:71-5.6(c)4, be determined to be "living in the household of another," shall be considered to have unearned income in the amount specified at 10:71-5.4(a)12, less $ 20.00. The amount of income so assigned shall not be rebuttable by the applicant or beneficiary.

2. Any disabled person other than those addressed in (d)1 above, to whom food, clothing, or shelter is given or paid for by someone other than a spouse, parent, or minor child residing in the same household, shall be presumed to receive in-kind support and maintenance. The presumed value of the support and maintenance shall be the values specified at 10:71-5.4(a)12. The presumed value so assigned may be rebutted in accordance with the provisions of 10:71-5.4(a)12 i.

(e) In accordance with 10:71-5.5, the income of the spouse of a disabled individual shall be deemed to the disabled individual if they are residing in the same household. Income of the parent(s) of a disabled child under the age of 18 residing in the same household shall be deemed available to the child in determining income eligibility for benefits under this chapter. No income shall be deemed to a disabled individual from a person who is a member of a household unit of an eligible pregnant woman or child under the provisions of this chapter or a person who is in the budget unit of an eligible AFDC-related Medically Needy case (including a case that is eligible pending spend-down).

1. If the countable income (before income deeming) of the disabled individual exceeds the Federal poverty level for one person, he or she shall be ineligible for benefits and income deeming shall not apply.

2. When income of a spouse is deemed to a disabled individual, the total countable income after deeming shall be compared to the Federal poverty level for two persons.

3. In determining income eligibility of a child, the child's income after deeming shall be compared to the Federal poverty level for one person.

4. When the income of a spouse shall be deemed to both a disabled individual and a blind or disabled child, the income shall be first deemed to the disabled spouse. If the income (after deeming) of the disabled spouse does not exceed the Federal poverty level, he or she shall be income-eligible and there shall be no income to be deemed to the blind or disabled child. If the Federal poverty level is exceeded, the disabled adult shall be income ineligible and the excess income shall be deemed to the blind or disabled child.

5. When parental income shall be deemed to more than one blind or disabled child, the deemable income shall be divided equally among such children.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:72-9.4

Amended by R.2002 d.317, effective 9/16/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 600(a), 34 N.J.R. 1402(a), 34 N.J.R. 3270(a).