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State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development

CURRENT PROGRAM STATISTICS

March 2014 Jeanette Page-Hawkins, Director

DIVISION OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CURRENT PROGRAM STATISTICSMARCH 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

HIGHLIGHTS:WFNJ/TANF......………..…………………………………………………………………………… iiNJ SNAP…..…..........…………………………………………………………………………………iiEMERGENCY ASSISTANCE…..…....……….…………………………………………………… iiGENERAL ASSISTANCE......….………………………………………………………………… iii GA Emergency Assistance....………………………………………………………………………. iii GA Program....……………………………………………………………………………………… iiiCHILD SUPPORT SERVICES….….........…………………………………………………………iiiWORK FIRST NEW JERSEY (WFNJ)....…………………………………………………………iiiSTATISTICS- BY STATE & COUNTY.....……………………………………………………… 1 Table 1: WFNJ/TANF Families & Persons (NJ Statewide) March 2012 to 2014.....……………… 1 Table 2: WFNJ/TANF Families (by County)- March 2014......….………………………………… 2 Table 2B: WFNJ/TANF Persons, Adults, & Children (by County)- March 2014.........…………… 3 Table 3: TANF Work Participation Rates Over 12 Month Period (by County)-March 2014...…..… 4 Table 4: TANF Work Participation Rates Over 12 Month Period (NJ Statewide) March 2014....... 5 Table 5: NJ SNAP Households/Persons (NJ Statewide) March 2012 to 2014…...……..…………. 6 Table 6: NJ SNAP Recipient Trends (NJ Statewide) March 2012 to 2014….…....………………… 7 Table 7: NJ SNAP Households/Persons (by County)- March 2014….......…………..……………. 8 Table 8: Emergency Assistance Program (NJ Statewide) March 2012 to 2014.…………………… 9 Table 9: Emergency Assistance Program (by County)- March 2014.........………………………… 10 Table 10: General Assistance Program (NJ Statewide) March 2012 to 2014.....…………………… 11 Table 11: General Assistance Program (by County)- March 2014…..………………………………12 Table 12: Child Support Services Distributions (NJ Statewide) FFY 2014……......…………….. 13 Table 13: Child Support Services Paternities Established- March 2014……..……….....………… 14 Table 14: Child Support Services Cases With Orders- March 2014……..……...….……...……… 15 Table 15: Child Support Services Collections On Current Support- March 2014……..….....………16 Table 16: Child Support Services Cases With Payments On Arrears- March 2014..……..…...…… 17 Table 17: WFNJ Statistical Summary- March 2014.........….………………...………………………18ACRONYMS…..…………………………………………………………………………………… 19EXPLANATORY NOTES………………………………………………………………………… 20 WFNJ Statistical Summary (Table 17)……………………………………………………………… 20


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Each month the Division of Family Development publishes its program statistics for: WFNJ/TANF, NJ SNAP, Emergency Assistance, General Assistance, and Child Support Services. When possible, information is provided separately for children and adults. Many tables also provide trend data with information broken down by county for readers to consider. This report is compiled and prepared by The Bureau of Research & Reporting.

As of the end of March, the TANF caseload had decreased by 4,394 cases, from 38,642 in March 2013 to 34,248 in March 2014, a decrease of 11.4%.

The counties with caseloads that decreased the most since March 2013 were Bergen (-18.1%), Camden (-21.7%), and Passaic (-23.5%).

Of the WFNJ/TANF cases, 7,848 or 22.9% were child-only in March 2014.

The counties with the most child-only cases were Essex (1,192), Camden (1,044), and Hudson (918).

Essex (18,700), Hudson (10,029), Passaic (9,623), Camden (8,679), and Atlantic (5,535) counties had the greatest number of persons receiving TANF in March 2014.

In March 2014, there were 432,131 households receiving NJ SNAP benefits. The number of NJ SNAP households increased by 3,701, or 0.9%, since March 2013.

There were 863,850 persons receiving NJ SNAP benefits as of March 2014, a decrease of 405 or 0.0% since March 2013.

The three counties having the highest caseload increase since March 2013 are Monmouth (8.2%), Hunterdon (5.6%), and Ocean (5.4%).

There were 6,565 families receiving Emergency Assistance (EA) in March 2014, an increase of 1 or 0.0% since March 2013.

In March 2014, EA payments were made for 1,836 SSI recipients.

The counties where the family caseload percentage increased since March 2013 were Atlantic (2.0%), Burlington (3.7%), and Cumberland (4.0%).


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GENERAL ASSISTANCE

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There were 5,512 Emergency Assistance payments made to GA cases in March 2014, a decrease of 1,027 or 15.7% since March 2013.

The three counties that show an annual percent increase in emergency assistance payments are Burlington (46.8%), Atlantic (9.2%), and Cumberland (9.1%).

The total numbers of cases receiving GA has decreased from 39,918 to 32,524 since March 2013, a decrease of 18.5%.

There were 20,278 Employable GA and 12,246 Unemployable GA cases in March 2014.

Warren (5.8%) and Middlesex (5.3%) counties showed the highest percent increase for GA cases since March 2013.

The total collection for the Child Support Services Program was about $324 million from January 2014 to March 2014, a decrease of 0.1 percent over the same period for FFY 2013.

Total distributions decreased 0.4% from March 2013.

During the report month of March 2014, there were 3,480 families in which at least one member was employed and an additional 454 families whose WFNJ assistance cases were closed due to employment - related earnings.

The three counties with the greatest number of employed active WFNJ recipients were: Essex (837), Hudson (417), and Camden (346).

There were 3,275 former TANF cases receiving post-TANF support in the form of child care assistance.

In March 2014, GA cases showed a 2.9 percent decrease since February 2014.

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TABLE 1: WFNJ/TANF PROGRAMSTATEWIDE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND TERMINATIONS DURING MARCH 2014NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES & PERSONS RECEIVING WFNJ/TANF FOR MARCH 2014

MARCH 2012 THROUGH MARCH 2014Cases Cases Child-Only Total 2- Parent Total %CHNG %CHNGAdded Closed Cases ‡ Singl-Head Families WFNJ/TANF (1 Yr.) Total (1 Yr.) Adults Children

Families Families Persons2012 MAR 3,071 3,234 9,025 37,535 2,931 40,466 (1.1) 104,220 (0.6) 34,372 69,848

APR 2,915 3,363 8,891 37,101 2,917 40,018 (2.1) 103,152 (1.6) 34,044 69,108 MAY 3,178 3,154 8,855 37,078 2,964 40,042 (2.1) 103,293 (1.6) 34,151 69,142 JUN 3,144 3,128 8,755 37,078 2,980 40,058 (2.3) 102,975 (2.1) 34,283 68,692 JUL 2,808 3,572 8,512 36,401 2,893 39,294 (4.1) 101,146 (4.0) 33,675 67,471 AUG 3,670 3,107 8,491 36,900 2,957 39,857 (3.4) 102,712 (3.5) 34,323 68,389 SEP 3,281 3,311 8,354 36,829 2,998 39,827 (3.8) 102,959 (3.8) 34,471 68,488 OCT 3,148 3,254 8,281 36,691 3,030 39,721 (4.0) 102,927 (3.7) 34,470 68,457 NOV 3,120 3,106 8,302 36,693 3,042 39,735 (3.6) 102,806 (3.6) 34,475 68,331 DEC 2,495 2,896 8,312 36,364 2,970 39,334 (5.1) 101,805 (4.9) 33,992 67,813

2012 Average 3,081 3,255 8,645 37,037 2,956 39,993 103,202 34,305 68,897 2013 JAN 2,735 2,926 8,360 36,195 2,948 39,143 (4.4) 101,213 (4.3) 33,731 67,482

FEB 2,818 3,396 8,295 35,635 2,930 38,565 (5.1) 99,774 (4.7) 33,200 66,574 MAR 2,925 2,848 8,395 35,695 2,947 38,642 (4.5) 99,697 (4.3) 33,194 66,503 APR 2,727 3,336 8,262 35,148 2,885 38,033 (5.0) 98,300 (4.7) 32,656 65,644 MAY 2,968 3,226 8,271 34,913 2,862 37,775 (5.7) 97,596 (5.5) 32,366 65,230 JUN 2,737 3,158 8,241 34,547 2,807 37,354 (6.8) 96,299 (6.5) 31,920 64,379 JUL 2,465 3,304 8,075 33,787 2,697 36,484 (7.2) 94,197 (6.9) 31,106 63,091 AUG 2,885 3,127 8,059 33,707 2,658 36,365 (8.8) 93,862 (8.6) 30,964 62,898 SEP 2,580 3,130 7,912 33,212 2,604 35,816 (10.1) 92,584 (10.1) 30,508 62,076 OCT 2,954 3,321 7,923 32,992 2,589 35,581 (10.4) 91,979 (10.6) 30,247 61,732 NOV 2,691 3,096 7,833 32,670 2,599 35,269 (11.2) 91,253 (11.2) 30,035 61,218 DEC 2,419 3,026 7,813 32,134 2,528 34,662 (11.9) 89,496 (12.1) 29,377 60,119

2013 Average 2,742 3,158 8,120 34,220 2,755 36,974 95,521 31,609 63,912 2014 JAN 2,484 3,869 7,833 30,964 2,391 33,355 (14.8) 85,857 (15.2) 27,913 57,944

FEB 3,248 2,114 7,817 31,740 2,536 34,276 (11.1) 88,563 (11.2) 28,995 59,568 MAR 2,873 3,074 7,848 31,652 2,596 34,248 (11.4) 88,489 (11.2) 28,996 59,493

2014 AVG to date 2,868 3,019 7,833 31,452 2,508 33,960 87,636 28,635 59,002

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NJ STATEWIDE Eligible Families Receiving WFNJ/TANF MARCH 2012 THROUGH MARCH 2014

Data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse Issuance files. Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW

‡ Child-only cases are defined as families in which no eligible adult receives TANF program benefits, yet the family continues to be

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Table 2WFNJ/TANFPROGRAM Child- Total Total

Cases Cases Only 1-Adult Singl-Head 2-Parent WFNJ/TANF % Chng % ChngCounty Added Closed** Cases ‡ Cases Families Families Families (3 Mon) (1 Yr)ATLANTIC 129 151 516 1,383 1,899 224 2,123 2.7 2.0 ∆BERGEN 64 59 151 643 794 92 886 2.3 (18.1) *BURLINGTON 119 85 260 728 988 93 1,081 9.5 3.7 ∆CAMDEN 244 325 1,044 2,205 3,249 181 3,430 (0.8) (21.7) *CAPE MAY 27 39 70 262 332 32 364 2.2 (15.2)CUMBERLAND 114 67 413 823 1,236 130 1,366 9.7 4.0 ∆ESSEX 580 669 1,192 5,553 6,745 458 7,203 1.5 (7.7)GLOUCESTER 110 96 234 740 974 124 1,098 4.9 (3.0)HUDSON 363 373 918 2,880 3,798 266 4,064 5.9 (12.4)HUNTERDON 9 7 16 61 77 8 85 26.9 (11.5)MERCER 167 151 554 1,490 2,044 135 2,179 2.9 (5.8)MIDDLESEX 149 135 469 833 1,302 88 1,390 5.5 (6.8)MONMOUTH 68 87 222 531 753 53 806 (0.4) (15.1)MORRIS 29 19 66 154 220 26 246 4.2 (11.2)OCEAN 109 145 263 838 1,101 170 1,271 0.7 (16.0)PASSAIC 279 343 744 2,526 3,270 286 3,556 0.7 (23.5) *SALEM 37 48 123 295 418 27 445 (5.3) (12.7)SOMERSET 40 53 118 328 446 41 487 3.4 (6.7)SUSSEX 18 20 39 114 153 16 169 (1.2) (15.1)UNION 188 177 378 1,205 1,583 98 1,681 3.0 (10.8)WARREN 30 25 58 212 270 48 318 2.9 (5.6)

NJ TOTAL 2,873 3,074 7,848 23,804 31,652 2,596 34,248 2.7 (11.4)

''∆=higher caseload % change '*=lower caseload % change

NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND TERMINATIONS BY COUNTY DURING MARCH 2014, ANDNUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES RECEIVING WFNJ/TANF REPORTED FOR MARCH 2014

Data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse Issuance files.

‡ Child-only cases are defined as families in which no eligible adult receives TANF program benefits, yet the family continues to be headed by at least one of the biological parents, or grandparents, or other appropriate adult

** "Cases closed" include cases that received a benefit in the prior month, but did not receive any TANF benefit for the report month.

Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW

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Table 2BWFNJ/TANFPROGRAM∆= ↑ Caseload % PERSONS*= ↓ Caseload %

County Adults Children Child/Adult Total % Chng PersonsRatio Persons (1 Yr) Per Case

ATLANTIC 1,831 3,704 2.02 5,535 2.0 ∆ 2.61BERGEN 827 1,449 1.75 2,276 (16.3) * 2.57BURLINGTON 914 1,879 2.06 2,793 5.5 ∆ 2.58CAMDEN 2,567 6,112 2.38 8,679 (22.9) * 2.53CAPE MAY 326 627 1.92 953 (15.9) 2.62CUMBERLAND 1,083 2,616 2.42 3,699 4.2 ∆ 2.71ESSEX 6,469 12,231 1.89 18,700 (7.5) 2.60GLOUCESTER 988 1,860 1.88 2,848 (1.2) 2.59HUDSON 3,412 6,617 1.94 10,029 (11.9) 2.47HUNTERDON 77 160 2.08 237 (4.0) 2.79MERCER 1,760 3,703 2.10 5,463 (5.6) 2.51MIDDLESEX 1,009 2,491 2.47 3,500 (7.9) 2.52MONMOUTH 637 1,478 2.32 2,115 (15.6) 2.62MORRIS 206 412 2.00 618 (8.7) 2.51OCEAN 1,178 2,244 1.90 3,422 (15.9) 2.69PASSAIC 3,098 6,525 2.11 9,623 (22.8) * 2.71SALEM 349 823 2.36 1,172 (14.8) 2.63SOMERSET 410 896 2.19 1,306 (5.8) 2.68SUSSEX 146 270 1.85 416 (15.3) 2.46UNION 1,401 2,850 2.03 4,251 (10.8) 2.53WARREN 308 546 1.77 854 (7.3) 2.69

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Data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse Issuance files.Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW

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Work Participation Rates Achieved Over 12 Month Period Ending With MARCH 2014

How to read this graph: Each vertical line represents the range of Work Participation Rates (WPRs) achieved by each county over the 12 month period ending with the report month.The small tic mark on each vertical line represents the WPR achieved for the report month.

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WFNJ/TANF Work Participation Rates for 12-Month Period Ending with MARCH 2014 Statewide


Table 5 NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS, PERSONS, ADULTSNJ SNAP AND CHILDREN FOR MARCH 2014 (STATEWIDE)

MARCH 2012 THROUGH MARCH 2014HOUSEHOLDS PERSONS

WFNJ/ Other low TOTAL % CHNG Adults Children TOTAL % CHNGTANF income (1 Yr.) (1 Yr.)

2012 MAR 36,979 366,275 403,254 6.7% 421,044 390,836 811,880 5.4%APR 36,212 364,761 400,973 8.5% 418,537 386,552 805,089 7.2%MAY 36,319 369,304 405,623 9.2% 423,131 390,758 813,889 8.3%JUN 36,501 373,756 410,257 9.1% 428,237 395,999 824,236 8.5%JUL 36,302 370,396 406,698 6.6% 424,955 391,626 816,581 5.8%AUG 36,734 374,842 411,576 7.0% 430,529 395,315 825,844 6.3%SEP 36,998 378,149 415,147 3.6% 434,824 400,342 835,166 1.6%OCT 37,021 382,596 419,617 2.1% 439,158 403,949 843,107 0.3%NOV 36,659 382,588 419,247 8.6% 438,941 403,443 842,384 7.6%DEC 36,742 394,413 431,155 9.5% 453,869 419,660 873,529 9.3%

2012 Average 36,707 372,568 409,275 428,141 395,268 823,408 2013 JAN 35,729 385,739 421,468 7.4% 440,452 409,142 849,594 7.1%

FEB 35,292 386,957 422,249 6.8% 441,240 410,471 851,711 7.0%MAR 35,309 393,121 428,430 6.2% 447,690 416,565 864,255 6.5%APR 34,461 392,185 426,646 6.4% 446,006 413,347 859,353 6.7%MAY 34,283 394,532 428,815 5.7% 448,278 415,510 863,788 6.1%JUN 34,001 397,770 431,771 5.2% 451,547 419,410 870,957 5.7%JUL 33,781 394,400 428,181 5.3% 447,859 415,783 863,642 5.8%AUG 33,853 400,058 433,911 5.4% 454,157 420,562 874,719 5.9%SEP 32,729 395,941 428,670 3.3% 448,634 413,586 862,220 3.2%OCT 33,282 399,729 433,011 3.2% 453,354 416,794 870,148 3.2%NOV 33,180 400,574 433,754 3.5% 453,834 416,756 870,590 3.3%DEC 32,495 397,432 429,927 -0.3% 449,925 412,000 861,925 -1.3%

2013 Average 34,033 394,870 428,903 448,581 414,994 863,575 2014 JAN 31,829 394,794 426,623 1.2% 446,334 407,091 853,425 0.5%

FEB 32,021 394,638 426,659 1.0% 446,546 407,230 853,776 0.2%MAR 32,144 399,987 432,131 0.9% 452,709 411,141 863,850 0.0%

2014 AVG to date 31,998 396,473 428,471 448,530 408,487 857,017

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Data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse.Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW.

This Table is based on those Households & Persons that received SNAP issuances (benefits) during the month.


TABLE 6: NJ SNAP (FOOD STAMPS) TRENDS FOR PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS & PERSONS

MARCH 2012 THROUGH MARCH 2014 (STATEWIDE)

Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW.Data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse.

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Table 7 NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS, PERSONS, ADULTSNJ SNAP AND CHILDREN BY COUNTY FOR MARCH 2014

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County WFNJ/ Other TOTAL % Chng Adults Children TOTAL % ChngTANF low income (1 Yr) (1 Yr)

ATLANTIC 1,926 19,383 21,309 1.5 23,346 19,464 42,810 1.6BERGEN 847 19,846 20,693 (1.3) 22,592 13,262 35,854 (3.7)BURLINGTON 1,114 11,962 13,076 0.0 14,536 11,399 25,935 (2.5)CAMDEN 3,294 29,947 33,241 (6.5) * 36,055 31,634 67,689 (6.7) *CAPE MAY 353 4,471 4,824 (8.3) * 5,398 3,947 9,345 (9.0) *CUMBERLAND 1,313 13,670 14,983 1.5 15,579 15,498 31,077 0.5ESSEX 6,810 56,996 63,806 (0.5) 66,046 63,304 129,350 (0.5)GLOUCESTER 986 10,597 11,583 3.3 13,023 10,692 23,715 1.7HUDSON 3,817 53,447 57,264 0.3 59,505 50,968 110,473 (0.8)HUNTERDON 84 1,977 2,061 5.6 ∆ 2,083 1,287 3,370 1.4MERCER 2,001 17,162 19,163 3.6 18,745 16,360 35,105 1.1MIDDLESEX 1,298 26,430 27,728 5.1 27,775 25,995 53,770 3.3 ∆MONMOUTH 750 17,814 18,564 8.2 ∆ 18,482 16,416 34,898 6.4 ∆MORRIS 223 8,580 8,803 (3.1) * 8,965 5,855 14,820 (5.3) *OCEAN 1,174 22,172 23,346 5.4 ∆ 27,669 33,904 61,573 5.5 ∆PASSAIC 3,447 47,061 50,508 2.5 50,948 52,465 103,413 1.5SALEM 379 3,985 4,364 4.1 4,762 4,243 9,005 1.5SOMERSET 432 6,207 6,639 (0.2) 6,262 6,435 12,697 (0.3)SUSSEX 151 2,617 2,768 (1.4) 3,191 2,027 5,218 (4.8)UNION 1,443 22,092 23,535 0.1 23,311 22,728 46,039 (0.9)WARREN 302 3,571 3,873 3.2 4,436 3,258 7,694 0.9

NJ TOTAL 32,144 399,987 432,131 0.9 452,709 411,141 863,850 0.0

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Data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data WarehouseEffective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW

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Table 8 TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES RECEIVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTSEMERGENCY MARCH 2012 THROUGH MARCH 2014 - STATEWIDE ASSISTANCE TOTAL Temp Motel Shelter/Transitional Other(STATEWIDE) WFNJ/EA Rent Asst. Housing Housing EA

Families % CHNG Payments % CHNG Payments % CHNG Payments % CHNG Payments % CHNG(Undupl) (1 YR) (Undupl) (1 YR) (Undupl) (1 YR) (Undupl) (1 YR) (Undupl) (1 YR)

2012 MAR 7,122 3.8% 5,265 10.6% 526 40.3% 682 -11.5% 1,698 -12.6%APR 6,744 -1.8% 4,935 4.3% 463 24.1% 659 -4.2% 1,642 -19.6%MAY 6,838 -1.1% 4,991 3.4% 404 14.4% 666 -7.2% 1,685 -12.7%JUN 6,489 -11.6% 4,781 -3.8% 375 -7.2% 634 -12.6% 1,536 -31.7%JUL 6,373 -10.3% 4,530 -9.3% 401 -5.6% 660 -7.9% 1,618 -14.5%AUG 6,473 -13.0% 4,601 -10.4% 355 -22.0% 611 -12.8% 1,861 -19.6%SEP 6,344 -11.4% 4,518 -11.9% 395 -10.6% 568 -16.6% 1,758 -3.6%OCT 6,503 -10.3% 4,447 -13.4% 496 9.7% 662 -4.2% 1,836 -8.6%NOV 6,270 -11.4% 4,649 -10.1% 410 16.1% 653 9.6% 1,353 -27.4%DEC 6,418 -14.0% 4,695 -10.6% 435 -22.2% 617 -17.6% 1,582 -20.9%

2012 Average 6,614 4,801 431 643 1,646 2013 JAN 6,470 -7.5% 4,826 -5.6% 440 -8.3% 604 -6.1% 1,619 -4.1%

FEB 6,209 -8.7% 4,735 -6.8% 375 -13.8% 636 -3.0% 1,283 -14.4%MAR 6,564 -7.8% 4,894 -7.0% 410 -22.1% 650 -4.7% 1,487 -12.4%APR 6,692 -0.8% 4,928 -0.1% 457 -1.3% 595 -9.7% 1,537 -6.4%MAY 6,865 0.4% 5,118 2.5% 454 12.4% 643 -3.5% 1,573 -6.6%JUN 6,698 3.2% 4,978 4.1% 403 7.5% 577 -9.0% 1,565 1.9%JUL 6,515 2.2% 4,736 4.5% 447 11.5% 679 2.9% 1,482 -8.4%AUG 6,753 4.3% 4,852 5.5% 513 44.5% 601 -1.6% 1,664 -10.6%SEP 6,533 3.0% 4,675 3.5% 501 26.8% 600 5.6% 1,593 -9.4%OCT 6,968 7.2% 4,888 9.9% 557 12.3% 706 6.6% 1,823 -0.7%NOV 6,356 1.4% 4,672 0.5% 538 31.2% 586 -10.3% 1,356 0.2%DEC 6,529 1.7% 4,798 2.2% 629 44.6% 515 -16.5% 1,544 -2.4%

2013 Average 6,596 4,842 477 616 1,544 2014 JAN 6,120 -5.4% 4,520 -6.3% 494 12.3% 586 -3.0% 1,279 -21.0%

FEB 5,935 -4.4% 4,475 -5.5% 499 33.1% 571 -10.2% 1,088 -15.2%MAR 6,565 0.0% 4,645 -5.1% 680 65.9% 655 0.8% 1,664 11.9%

2014 AVG to date 6,207 4,547 558 604 1,344

WFNJ/EA data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse.

* Effective Feb '11 Transitional Housing Payments were removed from "Other EA Payments" and added to "Shelter Payments."Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW.

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Table 9 NUMBER OF TOTAL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES RECEIVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTSEMERGENCY BY COUNTY (UNDUPLICATED CASES) MARCH 2014ASSISTANCE(BY COUNTY) TOTAL % Temp Motel Shelter/Transitional Other SSI

WFNJ/EA CHNG Rent Asst. Housing Housing WFNJ/EA ReceipientsCounty Families From Payments Payments Payments Payments Receiving EA**

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ATLANTIC 479 44.3% ∆ 344 85 1 121 143BERGEN 346 -17.6% 295 3 23 44 73BURLINGTON 291 46.2% ∆ 139 61 89 91 152CAMDEN 236 -25.6% * 123 40 62 77 45CAPE MAY 79 -43.6% * 35 45 0 4 97CUMBERLAND 43 43.3% ∆ 23 8 10 12 12ESSEX 1,456 -4.4% 1,179 0 162 273 151GLOUCESTER 97 -11.0% 53 20 19 18 28HUDSON 491 -3.3% 384 77 7 65 15HUNTERDON 46 35.3% 41 0 2 15 75MERCER 597 -6.3% 365 35 58 259 277MIDDLESEX 259 25.7% 138 69 43 85 72MONMOUTH 89 -5.3% 1 49 42 2 14MORRIS 69 4.5% 49 11 5 23 32OCEAN 444 21.0% 281 107 0 208 335PASSAIC 902 3.0% 738 16 49 208 89SALEM 17 -5.6% 3 6 0 9 5SOMERSET 152 -11.1% 109 15 22 48 153SUSSEX 49 -18.3% * 36 1 4 9 15UNION 354 -6.3% 251 26 53 84 50WARREN 69 -12.7% 58 6 4 9 3

NJ TOTAL 6,565 0.0% 4,645 680 655 1,664 1,836

∆= ↑ Caseload % * = ↓ Caseload %**SSI-EA includes pay codes 22 and 24, data is derived from NJ Division of Family Development FAMIS Report #FM430-03A

WFNJ/EA data is derived from NJ MMIS Shared Data Warehouse. Effective July 2013 this data query source was converted to the SDW

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Table 10 NUMBER OF EMPLOYABLE AND UNEMPLOYABLE RECIPIENTSGENERAL AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR MARCH 2014 - STATEWIDEASSISTANCE MARCH 2012 THROUGH MARCH 2014PROGRAM Total Cases Emergency Assistance Cases

Temporary Other Employable % Chng Unemployable % Chng Total % Chng Rental Assistance GA-EA Total % Chng

(1 Yr) (1 Yr) (1 Yr) (1 Yr)2012 MAR 31,606 -21.1% 13,216 -23.4% 44,822 -21.8% 4,030 3,263 7,293 -20.8%

APR 31,404 -21.7% 13,125 -21.3% 44,529 -21.6% 3,962 3,127 7,089 -15.4%MAY 31,278 -20.8% 13,221 -19.8% 44,499 -20.5% 3,896 3,121 7,017 -19.4%JUN 30,652 -22.2% 13,480 -16.3% 44,132 -20.5% 3,871 2,896 6,767 -21.6%JUL 29,830 -20.6% 13,420 -12.7% 43,250 -19.1% 3,629 3,016 6,645 -20.4%AUG 29,566 -21.7% 13,452 -12.7% 43,018 -19.1% 3,624 2,979 6,603 -20.4%SEP 28,873 -15.2% 13,194 -7.4% 42,067 -12.9% 3,482 2,610 6,092 -17.9%OCT 28,399 -12.7% 13,160 -4.4% 41,559 -10.2% 3,467 3,179 6,646 -9.7%NOV 27,485 -13.2% 12,774 -5.2% 40,259 -10.8% 3,385 2,433 5,818 -18.7%DEC 27,172 -13.6% 12,861 -4.0% 40,033 -10.8% 3,409 2,781 6,190 -15.8%

2012 Average 29,869 13,178 43,047 3,734 2,929 6,6632013 JAN 26,732 -13.9% 12,893 -2.4% 39,625 -10.4% 3,352 2,910 6,262 -10.6%

FEB 26,349 -15.4% 12,837 -1.4% 39,186 -11.2% 3,321 2,630 5,951 -12.3%MAR 26,835 -15.1% 13,083 -1.0% 39,918 -10.9% 3,441 3,098 6,539 -10.3%APR 26,583 -15.4% 13,130 0.0% 39,713 -10.8% 3,257 3,165 6,422 -9.4%MAY 26,158 -16.4% 13,132 -0.7% 39,290 -11.7% 3,545 2,917 6,462 -7.9%JUN 25,465 -16.9% 12,976 -3.7% 38,441 -12.9% 3,336 2,676 6,012 -11.2%JUL 24,405 -18.2% 12,924 -3.7% 37,329 -13.7% 3,270 2,496 5,766 -13.2%AUG 23,590 -20.2% 12,871 -4.3% 36,461 -15.2% 3,210 2,907 6,117 -7.4%SEP 22,424 -22.3% 12,566 -4.8% 34,990 -16.8% 3,034 2,480 5,514 -9.5%OCT 22,067 -22.3% 12,739 -3.2% 34,806 -16.2% 3,019 2,833 5,852 -11.9%NOV 21,070 -23.3% 12,453 -2.5% 33,523 -16.7% 2,872 2,153 5,025 -13.6%DEC 20,809 -23.4% 12,383 -3.7% 33,192 -17.1% 2,826 2,225 5,051 -18.4%

2013 Average 24,374 12,832 37,206 3,207 2,708 5,9142014 JAN 20,271 -24.2% 12,311 -4.5% 32,582 -17.8% 2,766 2,270 5,036 -19.6%

FEB 19,560 -25.8% 12,047 -6.2% 31,607 -19.3% 2,752 2,016 4,768 -19.9%MAR 20,278 -24.4% 12,246 -6.4% 32,524 -18.5% 2,748 2,764 5,512 -15.7%

2014 AVG to date 20,036 12,201 32,238 2,755 2,350 5,105

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New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development Page 12TABLE 11 GENERAL EMPLOYABLE AND UNEMPLOYABLE CASESASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CASES RECEIVING PAYMENTS BY COUNTYPROGRAM MARCH 2014

Total Cases Emergency Assistance CasesCounty Employable % Chng Unemployable % Chng Total % Chng Temporary Other Total % Chng

(From Mar 13 ) (From Mar 13 ) (From Mar 13 ) Rental Assist. GA-EA (From Mar 13 )

ATLANTIC 1,662 -4.4% 316 -10.7% 1,978 -5.5% 301 103 404 9.2% ∆BERGEN 606 -23.0% 675 1.7% 1,281 -11.7% 334 77 411 -5.5%BURLINGTON 927 -22.0% 497 14.0% 1,424 -12.4% 70 322 392 46.8% ∆CAMDEN 1,597 -27.8% 1,422 -8.8% 3,019 -19.9% 104 156 260 -34.7%CAPE MAY 282 -52.8% 93 -49.5% 375 -52.0% * 60 157 217 -43.5% *CUMBERLAND 1,161 -21.6% 647 -2.4% 1,808 -15.7% 26 46 72 9.1% ∆ESSEX 3,292 -30.2% 1,139 -4.4% 4,431 -25.0% 324 299 623 -21.6%GLOUCESTER 1,005 -11.4% 364 -5.9% 1,369 -10.0% 40 141 181 -7.7%HUDSON 1,758 -26.4% 1,783 9.8% 3,541 -11.7% 108 67 175 -21.2%HUNTERDON 93 -27.3% 148 -5.1% 241 -15.1% 60 26 86 -23.2%MERCER 1,551 -13.1% 924 4.2% 2,475 -7.3% 206 326 532 -20.8%MIDDLESEX 821 20.6% 579 -10.8% 1,400 5.3% ∆ 198 179 377 -4.1%MONMOUTH 464 -14.2% 335 24.5% 799 -1.4% ∆ 29 93 122 -12.2%MORRIS 451 -11.2% 386 -4.7% 837 -8.3% 148 127 275 2.6%OCEAN 625 -64.2% 476 -33.1% 1,101 -55.2% * 179 195 374 -8.3%PASSAIC 2,198 -17.4% 1,313 -11.0% 3,511 -15.2% 295 151 446 -10.1%SALEM 187 -31.5% 102 -30.1% 289 -31.0% 18 24 42 -10.6%SOMERSET 200 -20.0% 174 -5.9% 374 -14.0% 30 14 44 -55.6% *SUSSEX 179 -10.5% 74 -2.6% 253 -8.3% 23 42 65 -20.7%UNION 912 -40.5% 670 -28.1% 1,582 -35.8% * 160 184 344 -40.4% *WARREN 307 8.1% 129 0.8% 436 5.8% ∆ 35 35 70 -38.1%NJ TOTAL 20,278 -24.4% 12,246 -6.4% 32,524 -18.5% 2,748 2,764 5,512 -15.7%

∆= ↑ Caseload % * = ↓ Caseload %

Source: NJ Division of Family Development, GA Fiscal Unit

Department of Human Services Division of Family Development Page 13

TABLE 12

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICESQuarterly Performance Report

State SummaryTITLE IV-D SOURCE COLLECTION REPORT

Comparison of Quarter-2 (FFY 13 vs. FFY 14)

TOTAL TOTAL

FEDERAL TAX 22,564,680$ 6.95% 21,617,537$ 6.67% (947,143)$ -4.20%

STATE TAX 187,980$ 0.06% 235,362$ 0.07% 47,382$ 25.21%

UIB 17,398,809$ 5.36% 11,191,262$ 3.45% (6,207,547)$ -35.68%

INC WITHHOLD 209,021,482$ 64.39% 213,326,602$ 65.81% 4,305,120$ 2.06%

FROM OTHER 11,935,951$ 3.68% 12,138,679$ 3.74% 202,728$ 1.70%STATES

ADMIN ENFORCEMENT 2,062,862$ 0.64% 1,774,009$ 0.55% (288,853)$ -14.00%

OTHER 61,421,161$ 18.92% 63,889,922$ 19.71% 2,468,761$ 4.02%

DISTRIBUTED COLLECTIONS**

* Includes collections on both current support and arrears.** Includes collections on both current support and arrears; also includes money sent to other states.SOURCE: NJKiDS (Based on Federal Quarterly Report of Collections - OCSE-34A except Distributed Collections) Distributed Collections obtained from Federal Data Report - OCSE-157, which is reported annually to Congress and used in the calculation of incentive dollars earned by each state.

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284,343,395$ 283,122,526$

324,592,925$

1/1/2014 - 3/31/2014

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DOLLAR CHANGE

(419,552)$ 324,173,373$ 100%

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES

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% CHANGE1/1/2013 -

3/31/2013

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TABLE 13

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICESState Summary

TITLE IV-D PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT REPORTComparison of March (FFY 13 vs. FFY 14)

County Office

Total Children

Born Out of Wedlock*

Number of Paternities Established

Percent of Paternities Established

Total Children

Born Out of Wedlock*

Number of Paternities Established

Percent of Paternities Established

Atlantic 9,771 9,114 93.3% 9,103 8,647 95.0% 1.7%Bergen 5,212 4,967 95.3% 4,964 4,724 95.2% -0.1%Burlington 8,922 8,239 92.3% 8,170 7,620 93.3% 0.9%Camden 27,783 25,261 90.9% 26,121 24,025 92.0% 1.1%Cape May 2,236 2,134 95.4% 2,004 1,937 96.7% 1.2%Cumberland 10,082 9,880 98.0% 9,610 9,438 98.2% 0.2%Essex 45,676 39,553 86.6% 42,576 37,629 88.4% 1.8%Gloucester 6,925 6,612 95.5% 6,502 6,312 97.1% 1.6%Hudson 19,852 16,977 85.5% 17,520 15,733 89.8% 4.3%Hunterdon 527 497 94.3% 473 460 97.3% 2.9%Mercer 12,348 10,985 89.0% 11,498 10,493 91.3% 2.3%Middlesex 10,746 9,937 92.5% 10,077 9,473 94.0% 1.5%Monmouth 9,105 8,329 91.5% 8,423 7,811 92.7% 1.3%Morris 2,344 2,265 96.6% 2,220 2,154 97.0% 0.4%Ocean 7,465 7,120 95.4% 7,021 6,708 95.5% 0.2%Passaic 18,454 16,595 89.9% 17,553 15,879 90.5% 0.5%Salem 2,823 2,572 91.1% 2,919 2,716 93.0% 1.9%Somerset 3,184 2,834 89.0% 2,884 2,696 93.5% 4.5%Sussex 1,135 1,092 96.2% 1,014 996 98.2% 2.0%Union 13,994 12,618 90.2% 13,305 12,052 90.6% 0.4%Warren 1,601 1,555 97.1% 1,474 1,439 97.6% 0.5%NJ TOTALS 220,185 199,136 90.4% 205,431 188,942 92.0% 1.5%

SOURCE: NJKiDS (Based on Federal Performance Measures - OCSE-157) * Information on Out of Wedlock Births obtained from NJ Bureau of Vital Statistics


MARCH 2013 MARCH 2014 Increase or Decrease (-)

from FFY 2013 to FFY 2014


TABLE 14


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March 2013 March 2014

County Office TOTAL CASES

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Atlantic 16,433 12,544 76.3% 15,618 12,665 81.1% 4.8%Bergen 14,962 13,599 90.9% 14,731 13,490 91.6% 0.7%Burlington 18,458 14,654 79.4% 17,256 14,302 82.9% 3.5%Camden 42,790 31,123 72.7% 40,368 31,103 77.0% 4.3%Cape May 4,268 3,562 83.5% 4,080 3,501 85.8% 2.4%Cumberland 15,398 13,875 90.1% 14,748 13,724 93.1% 2.9%Essex 62,395 43,312 69.4% 59,581 42,825 71.9% 2.5%Gloucester 12,767 10,951 85.8% 12,390 11,079 89.4% 3.6%Hudson 35,552 22,761 64.0% 31,120 22,515 72.3% 8.3%Hunterdon 2,006 1,772 88.3% 1,820 1,723 94.7% 6.3%Mercer 20,232 14,841 73.4% 19,179 14,823 77.3% 3.9%Middlesex 22,688 18,114 79.8% 21,990 18,495 84.1% 4.3%Monmouth 19,527 16,321 83.6% 18,255 16,056 88.0% 4.4%Morris 7,263 6,643 91.5% 7,226 6,804 94.2% 2.7%Ocean 18,824 16,468 87.5% 18,080 16,236 89.8% 2.3%Passaic 28,756 20,584 71.6% 28,043 20,142 71.8% 0.2%Salem 5,115 4,350 85.0% 4,960 4,446 89.6% 4.6%Somerset 7,932 6,075 76.6% 7,405 6,056 81.8% 5.2%Sussex 3,594 3,195 88.9% 3,423 3,144 91.8% 3.0%Union 25,170 20,173 80.1% 24,125 19,950 82.7% 2.5%Warren 3,745 3,281 87.6% 3,628 3,197 88.1% 0.5%NJ TOTALS 387,875 298,198 76.9% 368,026 296,276 80.5% 3.6%

SOURCE: NJKiDS (Based on Federal Performance Measures - OCSE-157)


Increase or Decrease (-)

from FFY 2013 to FFY 2014



TITLE IV-D COLLECTIONS ON CURRENT SUPPORTComparison of March (FFY 13 vs. FFY 14)

County Office

Total Current Support Due

Total Current Support

Distributed

Total Collection

Rate

Total Current Support Due

Total Current Support

Distributed

Total Collection

Rate

Atlantic $4,383,211 $2,887,492 65.9% $4,327,556 $2,778,219 64.2% -1.7%Bergen $9,738,008 $7,089,493 72.8% $9,767,412 $7,325,136 75.0% 2.2%Burlington $7,035,062 $4,815,287 68.4% $6,946,804 $4,597,173 66.2% -2.3%Camden $9,418,629 $5,481,957 58.2% $9,242,335 $5,315,127 57.5% -0.7%Cape May $1,422,056 $984,091 69.2% $1,326,411 $887,724 66.9% -2.3%Cumberland $3,879,316 $2,148,802 55.4% $3,548,294 $1,958,725 55.2% -0.2%Essex $14,204,062 $7,965,235 56.1% $13,815,070 $7,658,667 55.4% -0.6%Gloucester $4,790,244 $2,977,147 62.2% $4,660,212 $2,900,660 62.2% 0.1%Hudson $8,422,881 $5,598,599 66.5% $8,240,341 $5,402,891 65.6% -0.9%Hunterdon $1,597,684 $1,270,483 79.5% $1,565,426 $1,234,352 78.9% -0.7%Mercer $5,303,456 $3,292,994 62.1% $5,143,694 $3,151,131 61.3% -0.8%Middlesex $8,519,063 $5,657,733 66.4% $8,828,496 $5,783,395 65.5% -0.9%Monmouth $8,717,777 $5,981,439 68.6% $8,693,002 $6,027,059 69.3% 0.7%Morris $5,102,969 $3,666,712 71.9% $5,089,668 $3,663,221 72.0% 0.1%Ocean $8,043,286 $5,787,632 72.0% $7,902,767 $5,634,305 71.3% -0.7%Passaic $7,508,571 $4,471,718 59.6% $7,382,545 $4,481,291 60.7% 1.1%Salem $1,384,457 $830,733 60.0% $1,327,301 $802,659 60.5% 0.5%Somerset $4,093,554 $2,960,544 72.3% $3,985,463 $2,910,191 73.0% 0.7%Sussex $2,178,633 $1,569,959 72.1% $2,169,259 $1,622,988 74.8% 2.8%Union $8,021,348 $5,150,627 64.2% $7,921,179 $5,037,711 63.6% -0.6%Warren $1,609,055 $1,143,867 71.1% $1,610,546 $1,147,140 71.2% 0.1%NJ TOTALS $125,373,324 $81,732,544 65.2% $123,493,781 $80,319,765 65.0% -0.2%

SOURCE: NJKiDS (Based on Federal Performance Measures - OCSE-157)

TABLE 15


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County Office

Total Cases with

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Total Amount Collected

Average Arrears

Collection per Case

Total Cases with

Arrears

Total Amount Collected

Average Arrears

Collection per Case

Atlantic 8,815 $1,014,661 $115.11 8,940 $1,017,289 $113.79 -$1.32Bergen 9,551 $1,443,034 $151.09 9,360 $1,653,640 $176.67 $25.58Burlington 10,012 $1,316,827 $131.52 9,709 $1,235,047 $127.21 -$4.32Camden 20,097 $2,417,314 $120.28 20,162 $2,091,352 $103.73 -$16.55Cape May 2,549 $303,279 $118.98 2,530 $332,166 $131.29 $12.31Cumberland 9,892 $1,009,679 $102.07 9,872 $944,906 $95.72 -$6.35Essex 31,213 $3,241,544 $103.85 30,996 $3,004,688 $96.94 -$6.91Gloucester 7,930 $891,398 $112.41 8,032 $800,094 $99.61 -$12.80Hudson 16,776 $1,950,327 $116.26 16,494 $1,936,913 $117.43 $1.17Hunterdon 1,156 $199,886 $172.91 1,148 $215,881 $188.05 $15.14Mercer 10,205 $1,170,678 $114.72 10,023 $1,185,756 $118.30 $3.59Middlesex 13,035 $1,496,436 $114.80 13,198 $1,610,481 $122.02 $7.22Monmouth 11,166 $1,349,503 $120.86 10,880 $1,317,718 $121.11 $0.26Morris 4,648 $600,004 $129.09 4,679 $658,954 $140.83 $11.74Ocean 11,187 $1,466,141 $131.06 11,117 $1,489,444 $133.98 $2.92Passaic 14,996 $1,654,779 $110.35 14,558 $1,699,073 $116.71 $6.36Salem 3,006 $317,162 $105.51 3,058 $308,160 $100.77 -$4.74Somerset 4,015 $609,764 $151.87 3,989 $550,702 $138.06 -$13.82Sussex 2,253 $279,270 $123.95 2,233 $325,571 $145.80 $21.85Union 14,651 $1,716,516 $117.16 14,302 $1,668,273 $116.65 -$0.51Warren 2,308 $264,346 $114.53 2,244 $227,185 $101.24 -$13.29NJ TOTALS 209,461 $24,712,548 $117.98 207,524 $24,273,293 $116.97 -$1.02

SOURCE:OCSE-157 Child Support Enforcement Annual Data Report

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March 2013 March 2014 Increase or Decrease (-)

from FFY 2013 to FFY

2014

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Table 17 WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY STATISTICAL SUMMARYWFNJ MARCH 2014

EMPLOYMENT DIRECTED ACTIVITIES EMPLOYED CLOSED POST

CWEP ALL JOB OPEN FOR ASSISTANCE

COUNTY OTHER SEARCH (WFNJ CHILD TRAINING REL. EMPLOYMENT CHILD

TRAINING RECIPIENT) CARE EXPENSES THIS MONTH CARE

ATLANTIC 139 125 69 187 121 385 27 113BERGEN 243 22 83 120 126 178 6 88BURLINGTON 286 41 105 119 177 264 10 154CAMDEN 762 352 98 346 570 791 61 424CAPE MAY 20 34 19 27 22 23 2 13CUMBERLAND 249 67 204 66 91 193 13 61ESSEX 740 1,185 301 837 1,015 1,670 97 646GLOUCESTER 74 23 41 109 71 100 7 123HUDSON 437 676 77 417 672 928 59 525HUNTERDON 16 0 19 8 10 2 2 15MERCER 377 177 192 224 259 277 39 207MIDDLESEX 76 65 255 176 163 243 32 175MONMOUTH 115 68 48 138 176 192 19 146MORRIS 43 6 24 25 29 40 3 46OCEAN 47 318 11 73 105 102 13 89PASSAIC 1,099 652 22 258 441 827 30 156SALEM 20 27 14 68 52 79 5 41SOMERSET 81 31 33 79 51 65 6 72SUSSEX 47 1 26 20 34 29 1 21UNION 416 119 76 142 147 246 21 125WARREN 15 5 22 41 25 3 1 35

STATE 5,302 3,994 1,739 3,480 4,357 6,637 454 3,275Data is derived from NJ Division of Family Development's FAMIS Reports RM064-01 & RM703-51, AdHoc Reports 5549 & 5598 and SDW Report WR00022WZ_CC

SUPPORT SERVICES

ON ACTIVE CASE


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ACRONYMS

CASS: Consolidated Assistance and Support System

FAMIS: Family Assistance Management Information System

GAAS: General Assistance Automated System

NJKiDS: New Jersey Kids Deserve Support (Child Support Information Management System)

OMEGA: Online Management of Economic Goal Achievement

SSI-EA: Supplemental Security Income-Emergency Assistance

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE (EA) - Payments to those eligible for WFNJ/TANF or WFNJ/GA, authorized during the 30 consecutive days immediately following the emergency (defined as a substantial loss of shelter, food, clothing, or household furnishings by fire, flood or other similar disaster) or if eligible individual or family is an imminent or actual state of homelessness.

NJ SNAP - Formerly the Food Stamp Program, now known as NJ SNAP (NJ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) authorized by Congress as a nutritional supplement program to provide low income households with more food of greater variety and better nutrition. Program eligibility is based on household income, resources, and expenses for medical, shelter, and dependent care. CWA staff refers certain recipients to the New Jersey Department of Labor for participation in the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program.

NJ MMIS SHARED DATA WAREHOUSE: The Shared Data Warehouse (SDW) is the repository for New Jersey's DFD and Medicaid data. Since 2003, OptumInsight has administered the SDW and provided access to the data through a reporting tool known as Business Objects.

WFNJ: Work First New Jersey - Fully implemented July 1, 1997, this is New Jersey's welfare reform program which responds to the requirements of the Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. PRWORA established Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as the replacement for AFDC cash assistance. WFNJ includes two segments, WFNJ/TANF for families with children, and WFNJ/GA (General Assistance) for single adults and couples without dependent children. WFNJ emphasizes achieving self-sufficiency and limits lifetime receipt of financial assistance to a total of five years.


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WFNJ Statistical Summary (Table 17)

EXPLANATORY NOTES The Department of Human Services Division of Family Development provides basic income and an opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency for individuals and families served by the Division's programs. The Division provides leadership, direction and supervision to those public agencies responsible for administering those programs and plans for and develops policies to promote self-sufficiency.

Employment Directed Activities (EDA) - From Activities Summary Report (OMEGA report # RM064). Unduplicated count of persons participating in Community Work Experience Program (CWEP), All Other Training, or Job Search.

Number of Persons Employed This Month, Still Receiving TANF Individuals with open "empl" activity on OMEGA. Ad hoc report.

Participants Receiving Child Care Services - From Issuance Disbursement Summary (OMEGA report # RM703). Total number of active participants who show receipt of Child Care.

Number of Persons Closed on FAMIS Due to Employment - From FAMIS report #5549-RM-2.

Post TANF and Receiving Child Care - Persons no longer in receipt of TANF but still receiving child care. From Share Data Warehouse Child Care case count based on Child Care payments (SDW report WR00022WZ_CC ).

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