New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM
Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Section 10:90-6.5 - Recipient contribution
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(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.
(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.