N.J. Admin. Code § 10:88-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:88-1.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) The Families First Program is the mandatory method of distributing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) benefits, and child support bonus payments to eligible households. The Families First Program is also the mandatory method of issuing General Assistance (GA) benefits in the counties where the GA Program is administered at the county level. Families First utilizes a technology called Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT). In EBT, each payee is issued a magnetic-stripe plastic card, which the payee uses to access his or her benefits. In New Jersey this card is called the Families First card.

(b) NJ SNAP benefits are accessible at retailers authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to participate in NJ SNAP. Those retailers accept EBT transactions through Point of Sale (POS) equipment that allows each payee to debit his or her Families First NJ SNAP account by the amount of the NJ SNAP eligible purchase.

(c) Cash benefits are accessible at automated teller machines (ATMs) and POS locations that display the Quest(R) symbol.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:88-1.1

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 2156(a), effective 11/3/2014.