N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-6.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 10:90-6.5 - Recipient contribution

(a) Recipients of emergency assistance, including those receiving SSI, shall contribute 30 percent of their total household income towards payment of all emergency shelter arrangements, including utilities and all other forms of alternative housing arrangements, such as transitional housing programs, domestic violence shelters, emergency shelters, placement in hotels or motels and temporary rental assistance.

1. The EA recipient contribution shall be assessed by the county/municipal agency on the basis of all income available to the EA household. Once the county/municipal agency has deducted the recipient contribution from the cash assistance payment, the county/municipal agency shall be responsible for forwarding the full shelter payment to the vendor.

i. SSI recipients with documented out-of-pocket medical expenses or other disability related expenses, which cannot be met through another source, are eligible for a reduction in their contribution amount.

2. The county or municipal agency shall begin deducting the monthly contribution for recipients temporarily housed in hotels/motels, emergency shelters or transitional housing after the second full month following the month in which the family was initially placed in the temporary housing. TRA contributions shall begin no later than the second month of placement.

3. When a WFNJ recipient is housed in a shelter arrangement that requires an out-of-pocket payment, then the recipient's EA contribution shall be adjusted to take into consideration the out-of-pocket payment. If the required out-of-pocket contribution is 30 percent or more, then the recipient shall not be required to contribute an additional 30 percent of his or her income toward the required EA contribution.

(b) When replacement housing is required to resolve the emergency in a child only case, the agency shall determine the amount of its participation in the payment of the costs of such housing based on the need to house the child(ren) adequately. Therefore, EA shall be provided in an amount sufficient to adequately house the assistance unit and the non-needy parent-person(s). When the eligible child and the non-needy parent-person reside with or plan to reside with other individuals who are not WFNJ recipients, the agency shall not include anyone other than the assistance unit and the non-needy parent-person(s) when determining the amount of the EA payment for housing arrangements. All other individuals who benefit from the living arrangement must contribute toward defraying the costs of the emergency housing.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-6.5

Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective 1/20/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a).
Rewrote (a); in (a)1 and 2, added language regarding meals and housing; inserted new 3; rewrote 4; and added 5.
Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a).
In (a), inserted ", except those individuals with households whose sole source of income is SSI," preceding "shall contribute" in the introductory paragraph, and rewrote 5; added (b).
Amended by R.2010 d.239, effective 11/1/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 3887(a), 42 N.J.R. 2621(a).
Rewrote (a).