Earned Income Tax Credit. Emergency Assistance General Assistance. End Hunger NJ. Supplemental Work Support. Transportation Assistance. Transitional Child Care. Career Advancement Vouchers. Early Employment Initiative. Emergency Assistance. Health Care. Important Questions to Ask Your Caseworker.
Individual Responsibility Plan. It Pays to Work. Substance Abuse Initiative. Support Services. Time Limits. Also, sanctioned, you can request a fair hearing by calling Sanctioning is a process to help make sure that WFNJ recipients understand the importance of participating in work activity requirements. Remember, welfare is limited to five years, and if you use up your time, you will have no assistance left for a future emergency. WFNJ will "defer" or delay the requirement to work or to work due to age, health or disability.
This means that child support payments will be collected on behalf of your children who are receiving welfare. The payments are then sent to the county welfare agency. Child support orders also can help to get medical benefits for each child. In order to be eligible for WFNJ benefits, a parent must provide the information needed to secure child support, including identifying the parent of your child. Minor Parents If you are a teen parent under age 18 , you must now live at home with your parents, or with another responsible adult relative.
If this living arrangement is not appropriate, your case manager will help you find another acceptable arrangement. Parents — Ages 18 and 19 If you are under age 20 and have not finished high school, you must attend high school or a General Equivalency Diploma GED program.
If you are 18 or 19, you may meet this requirement by participating in another education or training program approved by your case manager. Drug or alcohol abuse If you are experiencing a problem with drug or alcohol abuse, and the problem interferes with your ability to work or participate in work activities, you can get help.
Some exceptions may apply. Care Coordinator. If it is determined that you do Citizenship enter a treatment program. This will be considered resident to receive WFNJ benefits. A qualified alien have a problem with drugs or alcohol, you must your work activity. You must be a U. A person who enters the country on or after August 22, who is not a citizen is not eligible for benefits for a period of five years — except for special categories of aliens.
These include, for example: Amerasian immigrants, Cuban or Haitian entrants, refugees, asylees or parolees. For more information on how to become a U. Child support cooperation requirements may not apply when the welfare agency determines there is a good reason for not cooperating. For more information about child care, call toll-free: Work Expenses Some jobs require special clothing or equipment, such as uniforms, tools and driver's licenses. Ask your case manager about assistance to cover these work-related expenses.
Health Care - Medicaid If you have dependent children, your family may be eligible for health benefits — through a program called Medicaid — based on your income and situation. As your income changes, so will your Medicaid eligibility.
For more information, call the Medicaid Hotline toll-free: Note: If you are a single adult or a couple without dependent children who receives WFNJ General Assistance GA , you are eligible for medical coverage while you are receiving cash assistance. If you are receiving Emergency Assistance, you Transportation or your welfare grant toward your housing costs. You may receive a voucher for daily or weekly transportation costs. If you take public transportation, you may receive free or low-cost bus or train passes from your county Board of Social Services or welfare agency.
WFNJ can provide you with child care services while you are in an approved work activity. You may also be eligible for assistance with medically-necessary cooling costs. Welfare Fraud In New Jersey, we use a number of different information systems to monitor the information you put on your application. If you are eligible, There are penalties for knowingly providing false or gas and electric bills. But if you are getting NJ SNAP benefits and are not receiving this energy assistance, contact your case manager, visit the website at www.
Fair Hearings If you disagree with a decision made by your county or local welfare agency about your case, you have a right to request a fair hearing to appeal the decision.
The card can be used to withdraw cash benefits from Automated Teller Machines ATMs or to purchase food at grocery stores. To replace a lost or stolen card or PIN, go to your county welfare agency. For more information about Fair Hearings, contact your county or local welfare agency or call the Fair Hearings Hotline toll-free: In order to keep a job, you need reliable and affordable child care, transportation, health insurance and more.
Work First New Jersey offers a number of benefits and services to you when you leave welfare for a job or agree to close your case. These are time-limited supports intended to help you stay employed and move closer to an independent life. This program is designed to support you in your efforts to stay employed and stay off welfare. To take advantage of the Supplemental Work Support program, you must agree to close your welfare case.
For more information, contact your County Board of Social Services or welfare agency. You may also be eligible for an additional six months of free or low-cost bus or train passes. Career Advancement Vouchers If you are off welfare and employed and are interested in taking work-related classes or training, this program offers opportunities to advance your career.
To find out if you qualify and how to apply, ask about it at your One-Stop Career Center. Transitional Child Care You may need to find child care so that you can work. If you participated in Work First New Jersey, you may be eligible for extended child care benefits for up to 24 months after you leave welfare.
Once you are earning an income, you must pay part of the cost of child care a "co-pay" or fee. The amount of your co-pay changes as your income changes. Let your case manager know that you have a job, and bring your pay stub to show how much money your earn. Your case manager will give you a referral to an agency in your county that will help you find child care.
For more information, call toll-free: Medicaid If you have children under the age of 18, and you are working, your family may be eligible for a Support for Fair Hearings Working Families NJ SNAP welfare program — are available to income-eligible For more information about Fair Hearings, contact Providing food for a growing family can be one of your or qualified working families.
To find out if you are likely to be eligible for the be eligible to receive NJ SNAPyou benefits to help pay for the Support program, must agree to close your following programs and many more, go to welfare case. Remember, Doing so brings benefit food your family needs. Social Services will determine whether you qualify for www. You must have a child or children under age 13 or under age 19 if your child has special needs , and meet family income eligibility requirements.
For example, a family of four with an annual income Medicaid eligibility. Exactly when the two years A co-pay is required for this service.
If your new job already provides health benefits, you will use those first, then your Medicaid benefits, if needed, to pay for health care costs. For more information, call the Medicaid Hotline toll-free:
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