New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 3 - ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OTHER THAN NEED
Section 10:87-3.3 - Determination of residency

1. The residency requirement shall be verified except in unusual cases such as homeless households, migrant farmworker households or households newly arrived to the project area where verification of residency cannot reasonably be accomplished.

1. As a result of the interoperability of EBT, a client from one state can transact benefits out-of-State. In addition, under simplified reporting (see 10:87-9.5(a) ) , households are not required to report that they have moved. However, each particular case has to be treated on its own merits. It is perfectly plausible that a person might regularly spend his or her NJ SNAP benefits in a neighboring state. If a person is cashing benefits out-of-State for a period of at least three consecutive months, the CWA shall verify if the person is still living in New Jersey and if the person is receiving SNAP benefits at that location. A person living in New Jersey, cashing NJ SNAP benefits in Florida for a period of time during the six-month period, would not be required to report it on simplified reporting. However, if questionable it should be verified.

2. If EBT data shows a client is spending his or her benefits three consecutive months in another state, the CWA shall not close the case per se. The CWA shall, however, verify if the client still has residence in New Jersey and whether the client is receiving SNAP benefits in that other state. Also, the CWA shall contact the state where the client is redeeming his or her benefits to find out if there is a duplicate participation issue.