New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES
Section 10:87-9.3 - Notices of eligibility

(a) Every applicant household found eligible shall be provided with a written notice of eligibility as described in the following items as soon as a determination is made but no later than 30 days after the date of the initial application. The notice shall inform the household of the amount of the allotment. The household shall also be advised of variations in the benefit level based on changes anticipated (if any) at the time of certification. If the initial allotment contains benefits for both the month of application and the current month's benefits, the notice shall explain that the initial allotment includes more than one month's benefits, and shall indicate the allotment amount for the remainder of the certification period. The notice shall also inform the household of beginning and ending dates of the certification period.

(b) In cases where a household's application is approved on an expedited basis without verification, as provided at 10:87-2.28 through 2.30 the notice shall explain that the household must provide the verification that was waived. The notice shall also explain the special conditions of the longer certification period, as discussed at 10:87-2.30(a)3 and the consequences of failure to provide the postponed verification.

(c) For those PA/NJ SNAP households assigned definite certification periods in accordance with 10:87-6.23, the notice shall state that the certification will expire the month following the month the household's WFNJ/TANF redetermination is due.