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WorkFirst Benefits Increased

 

Maximum grant amounts for WorkFirst New Jersey have increased retroactive to July 1, 2019. See the chart below. Actual amounts may be less depending on a family’s circumstances. If you have questions or believe you aren’t receiving the correct amount of assistance, contact your local Legal Services office, or call LSNJLAWSM, Legal Services of New Jersey’s statewide toll-free legal hotline, at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW (1-888-576-5529).

# People
on the
cash grant

Maximum for
TANF
(Families w/minor
children)

Maximum for GA
Employable
(Adults w/o minor
children)

Maximum for GA
Unemployable
(Adults w/o minor
children)

1

$214

$185

$277

2

$425

$254

$382

3

$559

 

 

4

$644

 

 

5

$728

 

 

6

$814

   
7

$894

   

8

$961

 

 

More than
8

(+ $66 for each
additional person)

 

 

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