N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-3.3 - WFNJ/TANF-initial allowable maximum income and maximum benefit payment levels (Schedules I and II)

(a) Schedule I below identifies the WFNJ/TANF initial maximum allowable income eligibility levels for the appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for new applicant, reapplicant and reopened cases to determine initial financial eligibility for families with dependent children.

(b) Schedule II below identifies the WFNJ/TANF maximum allowable benefit payment levels for the appropriate assistance unit size that shall be used for families with dependent children. As long as the assistance unit's countable income is less than the applicable benefit level, WFNJ/TANF financial eligibility exists. When the total countable income equals or exceeds the applicable benefit level, the assistance unit is no longer eligible for WFNJ/TANF benefits except for cases with earned income that are subject to six-month reporting requirements. Such cases need not report changes in earned income until such time as the assistance unit's total income exceeds 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). However, if the assistance unit does report a change, the county/municipal agency shall act on that change.

WFNJ/TANF Schedules I and II
WFNJ/TANF Initial Maximum Allowable Income Levels and Maximum Benefit Payment Levels
Families with Dependent Children
Schedule I	Schedule II
Initial Maximum Allowable	Number in	Maximum Benefit
Income Levels	Assistance Unit	Payment Levels
$321	1	$214
$638	2	$425
$839	3	$559
$966	4	$644
$1,092	5	$728
$1,221	6	$814
$1,341	7	$894
$1,442	8	$961
Add $99 for each additional person	More than 8	Add $66 for each additional person

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-3.3

Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective 1/20/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a).
In (b), deleted "equal to or" following "income is" in the first sentence, and inserted "equals or" following "income" in the second sentence.
Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a).
Rewrote (b). Administrative Change, 55 N.J.R. 1738(a), effective 7/10/2023