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WFNJ Updates During Coronavirus

Visit the WFNJ updates page to learn about changes to program requirements during the public health crisis.

 

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The state's welfare reform program, WorkFirst NJ, emphasizes work as the first step toward building a new life and a brighter future. Our goal is to help people get off welfare, secure employment and become self-sufficient, through job training, education and work activities.

WFNJ provides temporary cash assistance and many other support services to families through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

A detailed description of the TANF Program is available in the New Jersey State Plan for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) FFY 2021-2023 (pdf).

New Jersey is one of only a few states that also provides cash benefits and support services to individuals and couples with no dependent children, through our General Assistance (GA) program.

Services under WFNJ are limited to five years. After that, clients may be eligible for the Supportive Assistance to Individuals and Families (SAIF) program.

Under the supervision of the NJ Division of Family Development (DFD), the 21 county welfare agencies administer the TANF program. These agencies also administer the WorkFirst NJ General Assistance (GA) program - which provides welfare services for individuals and couples without children -in most cases, although about one-third of New Jersey's 566 municipalities maintain their own welfare offices to serve those clients. For more information, contact your County Welfare Agency or local welfare agency.

The state also provides financial assistance and services to people who cannot work, due to a disability or other reason. People who are disabled may qualify for the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

WFNJ Handbook 2014 
Work First New Jersey Handbooks
Updated 12/19


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Families First Discovery Pass

The Families First Discovery Pass program provides families and individuals who receive benefits through SNAP, WFNJ, the Child Care Subsidy Program and/or WIC free or steeply discounted admission to museums, theaters, historic sites, cultural events and more across the state.

Discounts are available by showing your NJ Families First Card or your WIC Identification Folder. For more details and a full list of organizations visit
FamiliesFirstDiscoveryPass.com

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Updated: 02/15/22

 
 
 
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