New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 84 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter 1 - EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS
Section 10:84-1.6 - Standard of need
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) P.L. 1997, c. 13 requires the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services to establish, by regulation, a standard of need and update the standard annually. In order to be in compliance with the law, New Jersey has established the standard of need in (d) below which only serves as a benchmark to assist the Legislature in determining payment levels in public assistance programs, as may be required.
(b) The standard of need is comprised of housing, food, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses.
(c) The standard of need shall be updated annually by the Division of Family Development (DFD) with the methodology used to determine the standard of need as follows:
(d) The standard of need is set forth in the table below. Each year, the Department of Human Services will provide, through a notice of administrative change published in the New Jersey Register, an updated standard of need.
Standard of Need |
|
Number in Family |
Monthly Standard |
1 |
$3,047 |
2 |
$3,434 |
3 |
$4,176 |
4 |
$5,283 |
5 |
$5,671 |
6 |
$6,480 |
7 |
$6,868 |
8 |
$7,256 |
more than 8 |
add $388 each person |