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

CURRENT PROGRAM STATISTICS

October 2017 Natasha Johnson, Director

DIVISION OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CURRENT PROGRAM STATISTICSOCTOBER 2017

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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) October 2015 to 2017.....………………1 Table 2: WFNJ/TANF Families (by County)- October 2017......….…………………………………2 Table 2B: WFNJ/TANF Persons, Adults, & Children (by County)- October 2017.........……………3 Table 3: TANF Work Participation Rates Over 12 Month Period (by County)- October 2017...…. 4 Table 4: TANF Work Participation Rates Over 12 Month Period (NJ Statewide) October 2017..... 5 Table 5: NJ SNAP Households/Persons (NJ Statewide) October 2015 to 2017…...……..………… 6 Table 6: NJ SNAP Recipient Trends (NJ Statewide) October 2015 to 2017….…....……………… 7 Table 7: NJ SNAP Households/Persons (by County)- October 2017….......…………..…………… 8 Table 8: Emergency Assistance Program (NJ Statewide) October 2015 to 2017.………………… 9 Table 9: Emergency Assistance Program (by County)- October 2017.........…………………………10 Table 10: General Assistance Program (NJ Statewide) October 2015 to 2017.....………………… 11 Table 11: General Assistance Program (by County)- October 2017…..…………………………… 12 Table 12: Child Support Services Distributions (NJ Statewide) FFY 2017……......…………….. 13 Table 13: Child Support Services Paternities Established- October 2017……..……….....…………14 Table 14: Child Support Services Cases With Orders- October 2017……..……...….……...………15 Table 15: Child Support Services Collections On Current Support- October 2017……..….....…… 16 Table 16: Child Support Services Cases With Payments On Arrears- October 2017..……..…...… 17 Table 17: WFNJ Statistical Summary- October 2017.........….………………...…………………… 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 October, the TANF caseload had decreased by 4,662 cases, from 20,138 in October 2016 to 15,476 in October 2017, a decrease of 23.2%.

The counties with caseloads that decreased the most since October 2016 were Union (-33.4%), Bergen (-35.7%) and Cape May (-44.2%) .

Of the WFNJ/TANF cases, 4,876 or 31.5% were child-only in October 2017.

The counties with the most child-only cases were Essex (747), Camden (711) and Hudson (511).

Essex (6,930), Camden (5,079), Passaic (4,990), Hudson (4,662) and Atlantic (2,915) counties had the greatest number of persons receiving TANF in October 2017.

In October 2017, there were 385,224 households receiving NJ SNAP benefits. The number of NJ SNAP households decreased by 35,037 or 8.3%, since October 2016.

There were 766,301 persons receiving NJ SNAP benefits as of October 2017, a decrease of 71,038 or 8.5% since October 2016.

The counties having the highest caseload decrease since October 2016 are Ocean (-11.1%), Union (-11.4%) and Burlington (-13.9%).

There were 1,867 families receiving Emergency Assistance (EA) in October 2017, a decrease of 909 or 32.7% since October 2016.

In October 2017, EA payments were made for 486 SSI recipients.

The county that showed a percent increase for NJ SNAP benefits as of October 2017, was Warren (0.9%).

The county where the family caseload percentage increased since October 2016 was Sussex (2.9%).


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GENERAL ASSISTANCE

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There were 2,265 Emergency Assistance payments made to GA cases in October 2017, a decrease of 537 or 19.2% since October 2016.

The total numbers of cases receiving GA has decreased from 16,601 to 13,339 since October 2016, a decrease of 19.6%.

The counties that showed a percent increase for GA cases were Cape May (3.5%) and Monmouth (6.7%) since October 2016.

The counties that showed the highest percent decrease for GA cases since October 2016 were Passaic (-29.7%), Salem (-31.7%) and Ocean (-33.2%).

The total collection for the Child Support Services Program was about $303 million from July 2017 to September 2017, a decrease of 5.3 percent over the same period for FFY 2016.

Total distributions decreased 8.2% from September 2016.

During the report month of October 2017, there were 1,632 families in which at least one member was employed and an additional 288 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 (364), Camden (246) and Hudson (168).

There were 2,047 former TANF cases receiving post-TANF support in the form of child care assistance.

In October 2017, GA cases showed a 0.2 percent decrease since September 2017.

The counties that showed the highest percent decrease in emergency assistance payments were Morris (-36.9%), Cumberland (-60.0%) and Ocean (-60.9%).

The counties that showed the highest percent increase in emergency assistance payments were Cape May (21.8%), Warren (27.3%) and Gloucester (55.8%).

There were 5,461 Employable GA and 7,878 Unemployable GA cases in October 2017.

New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development Page 1

TABLE 1: WFNJ/TANF PROGRAMSTATEWIDE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND TERMINATIONS DURING OCTOBER 2017NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES & PERSONS RECEIVING WFNJ/TANF FOR OCTOBER 2017

OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017Cases 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 Persons2015 OCT 2,505 2,908 6,768 24,652 1,832 26,484 (20.8) 67,259 (22.1) 21,548 45,711

NOV 1,888 2,665 6,696 23,955 1,754 25,709 (21.9) 65,212 (23.3) 20,767 44,445 DEC 2,029 2,647 6,690 23,476 1,719 25,195 (22.3) 63,676 (24.0) 20,224 43,452

2015 Average 2,161 2,831 7,039 26,179 2,059 28,238 72,179 23,258 48,921 2016 JAN 1,774 2,617 6,569 22,745 1,669 24,414 (23.2) 61,590 (24.8) 19,514 42,076

FEB 1,663 2,558 6,479 21,919 1,594 23,513 (24.3) 58,994 (26.1) 18,628 40,366 MAR 1,922 2,516 6,469 21,516 1,543 23,059 (23.9) 57,608 (26.1) 18,133 39,475 APR 1,788 2,363 6,357 21,085 1,520 22,605 (23.4) 56,458 (25.5) 17,768 38,690 MAY 1,763 2,568 6,216 20,357 1,446 21,803 (24.5) 54,214 (26.7) 17,033 37,181 JUN 1,839 2,417 6,094 19,898 1,421 21,319 (24.4) 52,864 (26.8) 16,646 36,218 JUL 1,938 2,445 5,987 19,558 1,378 20,936 (24.7) 51,942 (26.8) 16,327 35,615 AUG 1,924 2,146 5,931 19,374 1,363 20,737 (23.7) 51,450 (25.6) 16,169 35,281 SEP 1,943 2,360 5,912 19,108 1,333 20,441 (23.7) 50,626 (25.8) 15,862 34,764 OCT 1,701 2,090 5,858 18,807 1,331 20,138 (24.0) 49,962 (25.7) 15,611 34,351 NOV 1,614 2,222 5,766 18,305 1,317 19,622 (23.7) 48,737 (25.3) 15,173 33,564 DEC 1,592 2,088 5,762 17,937 1,280 19,217 (23.7) 47,656 (25.2) 14,735 32,921

2016 Average 1,788 2,366 6,117 20,051 1,433 21,484 53,508 16,800 36,709 2017 JAN 1,479 2,069 5,658 17,384 1,236 18,620 (23.7) 46,466 (24.6) 14,198 32,268

FEB 1,436 2,167 5,591 16,753 1,203 17,956 (23.6) 44,778 (24.1) 13,568 31,210 MAR 1,440 1,861 5,516 16,420 1,162 17,582 (23.8) 43,992 (23.6) 13,228 30,764 APR 1,328 2,018 5,416 15,850 1,096 16,946 (25.0) 42,479 (24.8) 12,626 29,853 MAY 1,295 1,835 5,222 15,332 1,069 16,401 (24.8) 41,214 (24.0) 12,248 28,966 JUN 1,440 1,750 5,115 15,110 1,034 16,144 (24.3) 40,521 (23.3) 12,063 28,458 JUL 1,431 1,780 5,042 14,859 1,007 15,866 (24.2) 39,840 (23.3) 11,831 28,009 AUG 1,446 1,617 5,001 14,764 995 15,759 (24.0) 39,673 (22.9) 11,753 27,920 SEP 1,525 1,747 4,963 14,635 974 15,609 (23.6) 39,270 (22.4) 11,620 27,650 OCT 1,534 1,704 4,876 14,504 972 15,476 (23.2) 38,907 (22.1) 11,572 27,335

2017 AVG to date 1,435 1,855 5,240 15,561 1,075 16,636 41,714 12,471 29,243

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NJ STATEWIDE Eligible Families Receiving WFNJ/TANF

OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017

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

headed by at least one of the biological parents, or grandparents, or other appropriate adult.


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 96 117 380 665 1,045 96 1,141 (4.7) (14.4)BERGEN 35 39 105 242 347 27 374 (7.2) (35.7) *BURLINGTON 65 96 170 360 530 27 557 (4.3) (23.2)CAMDEN 188 225 711 1,206 1,917 114 2,031 (2.0) (15.2)CAPE MAY 7 7 46 66 112 4 116 (7.2) (44.2) *CUMBERLAND 67 78 200 280 480 47 527 2.7 (24.3)ESSEX 303 307 747 1,867 2,614 148 2,762 (0.8) (28.6)GLOUCESTER 40 52 176 270 446 29 475 (4.8) (15.6)HUDSON 221 187 511 1,237 1,748 123 1,871 3.2 (23.8)HUNTERDON 5 3 6 18 24 2 26 23.8 (7.1) ∆MERCER 75 121 326 503 829 46 875 (7.0) (24.0)MIDDLESEX 80 71 277 341 618 23 641 (1.2) (23.0)MONMOUTH 21 31 122 159 281 7 288 (4.3) (11.9)MORRIS 18 15 38 68 106 24 130 (3.0) (20.2)OCEAN 51 46 141 263 404 19 423 0.2 (24.7)PASSAIC 122 160 504 1,248 1,752 107 1,859 (2.5) (23.9)SALEM 22 21 64 109 173 14 187 (1.1) (6.5) ∆SOMERSET 34 27 80 144 224 12 236 7.3 (10.9)SUSSEX 10 10 20 46 66 6 72 20.0 2.9 ∆UNION 56 72 209 430 639 83 722 (5.6) (33.4) *WARREN 18 19 43 106 149 14 163 0.6 (11.4)

NJ TOTAL 1,534 1,704 4,876 9,628 14,504 972 15,476 (1.8) (23.2)

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

NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND TERMINATIONS BY COUNTY DURING OCTOBER 2017NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES RECEIVING WFNJ/TANF REPORTED FOR OCTOBER 2017

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 857 2,058 2.40 2,915 (15.2) 2.55BERGEN 296 573 1.94 869 (35.8) * 2.32BURLINGTON 414 931 2.25 1,345 (24.2) 2.41CAMDEN 1,434 3,645 2.54 5,079 (14.7) 2.50CAPE MAY 74 224 3.03 298 (45.5) * 2.57CUMBERLAND 374 1,031 2.76 1,405 (25.6) 2.67ESSEX 2,163 4,767 2.20 6,930 (27.3) * 2.51GLOUCESTER 328 796 2.43 1,124 (18.6) 2.37HUDSON 1,483 3,179 2.14 4,662 (19.9) 2.49HUNTERDON 22 47 2.14 69 (18.8) 2.65MERCER 595 1,531 2.57 2,126 (23.0) 2.43MIDDLESEX 387 1,155 2.98 1,542 (20.9) 2.41MONMOUTH 173 461 2.66 634 (19.1) 2.20MORRIS 116 215 1.85 331 (10.5) 2.55OCEAN 301 752 2.50 1,053 (26.4) 2.49PASSAIC 1,462 3,528 2.41 4,990 (23.7) 2.68SALEM 137 338 2.47 475 (6.5) ∆ 2.54SOMERSET 168 386 2.30 554 (13.2) 2.35SUSSEX 58 117 2.02 175 (0.6) ∆ 2.43UNION 596 1,305 2.19 1,901 (26.2) 2.63WARREN 134 296 2.21 430 (7.7) ∆ 2.64

NJ TOTAL 11,572 27,335 2.36 38,907 (22.1) 2.51

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Work Participation Rates Achieved Over 12 Month Period Ending With OCTOBER 2017

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 OCTOBER 2017 Statewide


Table 5 NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS, PERSONS, ADULTSNJ SNAP AND CHILDREN FOR OCTOBER 2017 (STATEWIDE)

OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017HOUSEHOLDS PERSONS

WFNJ/ Other low TOTAL % CHNG Adults Children TOTAL % CHNG Age 60+ People withTANF income (1 Yr.) (1 Yr.) a disability

2015 OCT 24,881 423,504 448,385 -1.3% 470,446 421,700 892,146 -1.4%NOV 23,856 419,586 443,442 -2.6% 464,987 415,952 880,939 -2.9%DEC 23,235 422,453 445,688 -2.0% 467,065 417,872 884,937 -2.4%

2015 Average 26,270 420,824 447,094 469,732 419,153 888,886 2016 JAN 22,704 420,599 443,303 -2.4% 464,619 416,207 880,826 -2.6%

FEB 21,540 416,382 437,922 -2.9% 458,883 408,965 867,848 -3.3%MAR 20,936 416,167 437,103 -2.3% 457,814 408,604 866,418 -2.6%APR 20,886 416,683 437,569 -2.3% 458,373 411,189 869,562 -2.3%MAY 20,066 411,401 431,467 -3.5% 451,706 406,955 858,661 -3.4%JUN 19,521 409,831 429,352 -3.5% 449,541 406,259 855,800 -3.2%JUL 19,521 410,696 430,217 -3.4% 450,900 407,672 858,572 -3.1%AUG 19,335 405,719 425,054 -4.6% 445,381 402,834 848,215 -4.2%SEP 19,095 404,660 423,755 -4.6% 445,123 400,055 845,178 -4.3%OCT 18,374 401,887 420,261 -6.3% 440,110 397,229 837,339 -6.1%NOV 18,083 400,647 418,730 -5.6% 438,718 396,519 835,237 -5.2%DEC 17,706 399,542 417,248 -6.4% 436,173 396,733 832,906 -5.9%

2016 Average 19,814 409,518 429,332 449,778 404,935 854,714 2017 JAN 17,044 391,958 409,002 -7.7% 427,349 388,777 816,126 -7.3%

FEB 16,687 388,842 405,529 -7.4% 423,886 385,701 809,587 -6.7%MAR 16,158 386,779 402,937 -7.8% 421,536 382,755 804,291 -7.2%APR 15,935 385,361 401,296 -8.3% 420,390 381,088 801,478 -7.8%MAY 15,525 381,043 396,568 -8.1% 415,301 375,949 791,250 -7.9%JUN 15,348 379,341 394,689 -8.1% 413,436 373,920 787,356 -8.0%JUL 15,109 376,747 391,856 -8.9% 410,582 371,153 781,735 -8.9%AUG 15,071 375,901 390,972 -8.0% 409,795 370,000 779,795 -8.1% 132,403 221,507SEP 15,032 375,469 390,501 -7.8% 409,052 369,928 778,980 -7.8% 132,065 221,449OCT 14,762 370,462 385,224 -8.3% 403,103 363,198 766,301 -8.5% 130,948 219,170

2017 AVG to date 15,667 381,190 396,857 415,443 376,247 791,690 131,805 220,709

* Age 60+ and People with a disability columns are independent subsets of the total persons. An individual might appear in both columns.

(FOOD STAMPS)

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

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


TABLE 6: NJ SNAP (FOOD STAMPS) TRENDS FOR PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS & PERSONSOCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017 (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 OCTOBER 2017

∆= ↑ Caseload % HOUSEHOLDS PERSONS*= ↓ Caseload %

County WFNJ/ Other TOTAL % Chng Adults Children TOTAL % Chng Age 60+ People withTANF low income (1 Yr) (1 Yr) a disability

ATLANTIC 1,082 18,077 19,159 (5.7) 20,987 17,378 38,365 (5.8) 5,307 10,140BERGEN 370 20,649 21,019 (8.6) 22,676 12,574 35,250 (10.5) 12,352 15,302BURLINGTON 518 10,502 11,020 (13.9) * 12,251 9,314 21,565 (13.5) * 3,049 6,822CAMDEN 1,839 29,137 30,976 (7.3) 33,375 28,724 62,099 (8.5) 8,131 18,203CAPE MAY 129 3,664 3,793 (8.9) 4,018 3,164 7,182 (12.2) * 1,114 2,437CUMBERLAND 485 11,500 11,985 (10.4) 12,039 12,869 24,908 (10.8) 2,894 7,017ESSEX 2,847 54,281 57,128 (9.9) 58,969 56,365 115,334 (9.6) 16,170 29,298GLOUCESTER 389 8,628 9,017 (7.4) 10,077 8,030 18,107 (7.2) 2,414 5,812HUDSON 1,747 47,826 49,573 (9.1) 52,415 43,762 96,177 (8.4) 19,142 27,219HUNTERDON 25 1,600 1,625 (6.3) 1,577 1,046 2,623 (6.9) 600 1,049MERCER 806 14,328 15,134 (7.9) 14,325 13,530 27,855 (9.1) 4,192 9,492MIDDLESEX 638 27,135 27,773 (6.0) 28,192 25,001 53,193 (6.7) 12,332 16,926MONMOUTH 287 16,257 16,544 (7.5) 16,153 14,352 30,505 (8.5) 5,730 9,846MORRIS 132 7,768 7,900 (6.8) 8,287 4,906 13,193 (7.1) 4,146 5,355OCEAN 403 17,959 18,362 (11.1) * 21,061 29,635 50,696 (10.4) 5,667 10,478PASSAIC 1,807 45,366 47,173 (6.2) 49,369 48,137 97,506 (5.5) 14,874 21,980SALEM 165 3,755 3,920 (2.8) ∆ 4,037 3,831 7,868 (3.4) ∆ 944 2,368SOMERSET 203 5,423 5,626 (8.6) 5,306 5,083 10,389 (10.1) 2,129 3,323SUSSEX 78 2,154 2,232 (2.8) ∆ 2,547 1,548 4,095 (1.3) ∆ 829 1,669UNION 670 21,076 21,746 (11.4) * 21,671 20,957 42,628 (10.8) 7,838 12,129WARREN 142 3,377 3,519 0.9 ∆ 3,771 2,992 6,763 (1.5) ∆ 1,094 2,305

NJ TOTAL 14,762 370,462 385,224 (8.3) 403,103 363,198 766,301 (8.5) 130,948 219,170

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

* Age 60+ and People with a disability columns are independent subsets of the total persons. An individual might appear in both columns.

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SALEM

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BERGEN

UNION

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CAMDEN

PASSAIC

HUDSON

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1,625

2,232

3,519

3,793

3,920

5,626

7,900

9,017

11,020

11,985

15,134

16,544

18,362

19,159

21,019

21,746

27,773

30,976

47,173

49,573

57,128

Total NJ SNAP Recipients OCTOBER 2017 By County

1,577

2,547

3,771

4,018

4,037

5,306

8,287

10,077

12,251

12,039

14,325

16,153

21,061

20,987

22,676

21,671

28,192

33,375

49,369

52,415

58,969

1,046

1,548

2,992

3,164

3,831

5,083

4,906

8,030

9,314

12,869

13,530

14,352

29,635

17,378

12,574

20,957

25,001

28,724

48,137

43,762

56,365

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BURLINGTON

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OCEAN

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BERGEN

UNION

MIDDLESEX

CAMDEN

PASSAIC

HUDSON

ESSEX

Children

AdultsHouseholds


Table 8 TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES RECEIVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTSEMERGENCY OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017 - 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)

2015 OCT 4,257 -36.0% 2,927 -37.0% 375 -44.4% 525 -15.6% 1,008 -42.0%NOV 3,847 -37.0% 2,560 -41.4% 319 -39.9% 588 -7.0% 819 -38.5%DEC 3,853 -37.8% 2,643 -40.1% 353 -38.2% 561 -12.8% 839 -41.9%

2015 Average 5,007 3,594 407 581 1,088 2016 JAN 3,485 -40.8% 2,402 -43.8% 293 -48.4% 523 -15.8% 667 -50.2%

FEB 3,406 -40.1% 2,335 -43.8% 259 -45.6% 543 -6.7% 696 -44.1%MAR 3,366 -41.8% 2,300 -45.5% 251 -51.3% 526 -9.6% 680 -45.6%APR 3,101 -46.1% 2,139 -49.4% 184 -58.7% 494 -20.3% 613 -49.5%MAY 3,012 -45.1% 2,081 -47.9% 173 -58.4% 490 -18.2% 581 -50.3%JUN 2,988 -43.6% 2,020 -48.3% 172 -49.6% 519 -17.5% 591 -48.6%JUL 2,766 -45.8% 1,844 -50.2% 137 -65.6% 483 -14.5% 598 -42.4%AUG 2,833 -39.5% 1,843 -45.3% 152 -52.1% 490 -7.9% 667 -37.4%SEP 2,750 -38.3% 1,764 -44.2% 237 -33.1% 476 -16.5% 591 -35.8%OCT 2,776 -34.8% 1,636 -44.1% 312 -16.8% 539 2.7% 597 -40.8%NOV 2,569 -33.2% 1,602 -37.4% 171 -46.4% 497 -15.5% 592 -27.7%DEC 2,458 -36.2% 1,548 -41.4% 165 -53.3% 491 -12.5% 587 -30.0%

2016 Average 2,959 1,960 209 506 622 2017 JAN 2,367 -32.1% 1,477 -38.5% 183 -37.5% 488 -6.7% 510 -23.5%

FEB 2,212 -35.1% 1,376 -41.1% 121 -53.3% 497 -8.5% 473 -32.0%MAR 2,330 -30.8% 1,404 -39.0% 165 -34.3% 517 -1.7% 546 -19.7%APR 2,078 -33.0% 1,322 -38.2% 135 -26.6% 446 -9.7% 435 -29.0%MAY 2,063 -31.5% 1,260 -39.5% 132 -23.7% 476 -2.9% 442 -23.9%JUN 2,057 -31.2% 1,178 -41.7% 131 -23.8% 490 -5.6% 486 -17.8%JUL 1,896 -31.5% 1,129 -38.8% 126 -8.0% 475 -1.7% 378 -36.8%AUG 1,976 -30.3% 1,089 -40.9% 115 -24.3% 539 10.0% 476 -28.6%SEP 1,878 -31.7% 1,042 -40.9% 123 -48.1% 480 0.8% 508 -14.0%OCT 1,867 -32.7% 989 -39.5% 114 -63.5% 536 -0.6% 510 -14.6%

2017 AVG to date 2,072 1,227 135 494 476

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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NJ STATEWIDE Families Receiving Emergency Assistance OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017


Table 9 NUMBER OF TOTAL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES RECEIVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTSEMERGENCY BY COUNTY (UNDUPLICATED CASES) OCTOBER 2017ASSISTANCE(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**

(Undupl) Oct 16 (Undupl) (Undupl) (Undupl) (Undupl)

ATLANTIC 115 5.5% ∆ 71 11 5 46 67BERGEN 60 -30.2% 26 0 25 13 8BURLINGTON 98 -30.0% 26 5 68 15 34CAMDEN 73 -23.2% 30 5 36 14 9CAPE MAY 16 -38.5% 7 9 0 2 10CUMBERLAND 3 -66.7% * 1 0 2 0 3ESSEX 396 -36.9% 184 0 180 72 129GLOUCESTER 32 -15.8% 12 1 13 15 10HUDSON 192 -19.7% 119 2 51 63 17HUNTERDON 1 -83.3% * 1 0 0 0 0MERCER 118 -26.7% 51 5 46 48 46MIDDLESEX 82 36.7% ∆ 32 19 3 39 17MONMOUTH 18 -45.5% 1 2 15 1 1MORRIS 27 -34.1% 11 10 4 9 24OCEAN 72 -72.3% * 47 22 1 21 5PASSAIC 359 -37.9% 259 0 35 102 52SALEM 2 -60.0% 1 0 0 1 5SOMERSET 66 10.0% ∆ 28 9 17 28 25SUSSEX 7 -46.2% 0 0 5 2 1UNION 122 -29.9% 76 14 28 17 18WARREN 8 -46.7% 6 0 2 2 5

NJ TOTAL 1,867 -32.7% 989 114 536 510 486

∆= ↑ 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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Source: NJ Division of Family Development, GA Fiscal Unit


Table 10 NUMBER OF EMPLOYABLE AND UNEMPLOYABLE RECIPIENTSGENERAL AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR OCTOBER 2017 - STATEWIDEASSISTANCE OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017PROGRAM 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)2015 OCT 12,644 -29.9% 10,315 -15.1% 22,959 -23.9% 2,093 1,828 3,921 -28.8%

NOV 11,914 -31.4% 10,054 -16.2% 21,968 -25.2% 1,914 1,509 3,423 -26.1%DEC 11,825 -31.2% 9,954 -15.5% 21,779 -24.8% 1,856 1,876 3,732 -28.2%

2015 Average 14,284 10,811 25,095 2,401 2,077 4,4782016 JAN 11,130 -33.8% 9,604 -17.8% 20,734 -27.2% 1,819 1,504 3,323 -35.8%

FEB 10,731 -34.0% 9,597 -15.9% 20,328 -26.6% 1,748 1,578 3,326 -32.1%MAR 10,449 -35.2% 9,585 -15.7% 20,034 -27.2% 1,698 1,654 3,352 -36.8%APR 9,977 -35.2% 9,620 -14.2% 19,597 -26.3% 1,627 1,612 3,239 -36.9%MAY 9,257 -38.7% 9,596 -12.8% 18,853 -27.8% 1,559 1,163 2,722 -43.8%JUN 8,816 -39.9% 9,607 -12.2% 18,423 -28.0% 1,556 1,365 2,921 -38.3%JUL 8,126 -42.1% 9,324 -13.4% 17,450 -29.6% 1,459 1,236 2,695 -41.5%AUG 7,978 -41.1% 9,360 -11.5% 17,338 -28.1% 1,473 1,389 2,862 -30.1%SEP 7,545 -42.3% 9,156 -12.2% 16,701 -28.9% 1,423 1,209 2,632 -31.9%OCT 7,432 -41.2% 9,169 -11.1% 16,601 -27.7% 1,375 1,427 2,802 -28.5%NOV 7,084 -40.5% 9,093 -9.6% 16,177 -26.4% 1,369 1,328 2,697 -21.2%DEC 6,823 -42.3% 8,938 -10.2% 15,761 -27.6% 1,300 1,251 2,551 -31.6%

2016 Average 8,779 9,387 18,166 1,534 1,393 2,9272017 JAN 6,551 -41.1% 8,773 -8.7% 15,324 -26.1% 1,323 1,190 2,513 -24.4%

FEB 6,433 -40.1% 8,669 -9.7% 15,102 -25.7% 1,262 1,111 2,373 -28.7%MAR 6,455 -38.2% 8,701 -9.2% 15,156 -24.3% 1,254 1,185 2,439 -27.2%APR 6,273 -37.1% 8,483 -11.8% 14,756 -24.7% 1,237 1,174 2,411 -25.6%MAY 6,105 -34.0% 8,407 -12.4% 14,512 -23.0% 1,227 1,180 2,407 -11.6%JUN 6,029 -31.6% 8,352 -13.1% 14,381 -21.9% 1,214 1,192 2,406 -17.6%JUL 5,672 -30.2% 8,178 -12.3% 13,850 -20.6% 1,167 1,011 2,178 -19.2%AUG 5,754 -27.9% 8,120 -13.2% 13,874 -20.0% 1,139 1,196 2,335 -18.4%SEP 5,458 -27.7% 7,902 -13.7% 13,360 -20.0% 1,095 1,039 2,134 -18.9%OCT 5,461 -26.5% 7,878 -14.1% 13,339 -19.6% 1,117 1,148 2,265 -19.2%

2017 Avg to date 6,019 8,346 14,365 1,204 1,143 2,346

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NJ Statewide General Assistance Cases

OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2017

Unemployable Persons Aided

Employable Persons Aided

Total Emergency Assist Payments

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 OCTOBER 2017

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

(From Oct 16 ) (From Oct 16 ) (From Oct 16 ) Rental Assist. GA-EA (From Oct 16 )

ATLANTIC 575 -32.3% 392 -4.2% 967 -23.1% 140 26 166 -8.3%BERGEN 331 -30.3% 597 -16.3% 928 -21.9% 151 33 184 -16.7%BURLINGTON 265 -40.3% 528 -10.7% 793 -23.4% 43 139 182 -18.0%CAMDEN 597 -11.9% 966 -10.6% 1,563 -11.1% 61 103 164 6.5%CAPE MAY 47 -7.8% 100 9.9% 147 3.5% ∆ 26 41 67 21.8% ∆CUMBERLAND 197 -28.6% 340 4.3% 537 -10.8% 3 7 10 -60.0% *ESSEX 991 -14.6% 536 -20.5% 1,527 -16.8% 67 184 251 -22.0%GLOUCESTER 166 -40.7% 278 -10.9% 444 -25.0% 17 50 67 55.8% ∆HUDSON 494 -33.1% 1,118 -12.7% 1,612 -20.2% 96 66 162 -6.9%HUNTERDON 36 2.9% 72 -13.3% 108 -8.5% 12 17 29 -12.1%MERCER 232 -8.7% 490 -18.3% 722 -15.5% 53 68 121 -21.4%MIDDLESEX 260 -26.8% 416 4.8% 676 -10.1% 67 68 135 0.7%MONMOUTH 66 29.4% 173 0.0% 239 6.7% ∆ 1 15 16 -27.3%MORRIS 132 -30.2% 225 -25.0% 357 -27.0% 65 41 106 -36.9% *OCEAN 203 -52.2% 330 -11.5% 533 -33.2% * 64 86 150 -60.9% *PASSAIC 298 -37.8% 634 -25.1% 932 -29.7% * 107 19 126 -27.6%SALEM 43 65.4% 84 -47.5% 127 -31.7% * 7 6 13 -23.5%SOMERSET 79 11.3% 65 -27.8% 144 -10.6% 22 30 52 20.9%SUSSEX 50 -30.6% 47 2.2% 97 -17.8% 4 19 23 9.5%UNION 300 -28.1% 381 -26.0% 681 -26.9% 103 110 213 -8.6%WARREN 99 -6.6% 106 -1.9% 205 -4.2% ∆ 8 20 28 27.3% ∆NJ TOTAL 5,461 -26.5% 7,878 -14.1% 13,339 -19.6% 1,117 1,148 2,265 -19.2%

∆= ↑ 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-4 (FFY 16 vs. FFY 17)

TOTAL TOTAL

FEDERAL TAX 1,242,063$ 0.39% 2,318,806$ 0.76% 1,076,743$ 86.69%

STATE TAX 1,791,466$ 0.56% 2,014,414$ 0.66% 222,948$ 12.45%

UIB 6,980,063$ 2.18% 6,570,564$ 2.17% (409,499)$ -5.87%

INC WITHHOLD 224,643,122$ 70.10% 211,412,753$ 69.69% (13,230,369)$ -5.89%

FROM OTHER 12,702,234$ 3.96% 11,999,722$ 3.96% (702,512)$ -5.53%STATES

ADMIN ENFORCEMENT 3,089,472$ 0.96% 4,078,370$ 1.34% 988,898$ 32.01%

OTHER 70,032,526$ 21.85% 64,955,033$ 21.41% (5,077,493)$ -7.25%

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.

-5.35%

297,975,492$ 273,417,204$

320,480,946$

7/1/2017 - 9/30/2017

% OF TOTAL COLLECTIONS

DOLLAR CHANGE

(17,131,284)$ 303,349,662$ 100%

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES

COLLECTION SOURCE % OF TOTAL COLLECTIONS%

CHANGE7/1/2016 - 9/30/2016

(24,558,288)$ -8.24%

TOTAL COLLECTIONS* 100%


TABLE 13

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICESState Summary

TITLE IV-D PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT REPORTComparison of October (FFY 16 vs. FFY 17)

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 7,961 7,801 98.0% 7,519 7,455 99.1% 1.2%Bergen 4,100 4,001 97.6% 3,748 3,767 100.5% 2.9%Burlington 6,749 6,493 96.2% 6,245 6,072 97.2% 1.0%Camden 21,451 20,239 94.3% 19,785 18,925 95.7% 1.3%Cape May 1,672 1,644 98.3% 1,552 1,546 99.6% 1.3%Cumberland 8,175 8,104 99.1% 7,615 7,589 99.7% 0.5%Essex 35,093 32,185 91.7% 31,932 30,025 94.0% 2.3%Gloucester 5,646 5,533 98.0% 5,351 5,282 98.7% 0.7%Hudson 14,404 13,475 93.6% 13,289 12,541 94.4% 0.8%Hunterdon 426 417 97.9% 376 372 98.9% 1.0%Mercer 9,414 9,022 95.8% 8,840 8,513 96.3% 0.5%Middlesex 8,621 8,339 96.7% 7,871 7,749 98.5% 1.7%Monmouth 7,085 6,777 95.7% 6,538 6,318 96.6% 1.0%Morris 1,847 1,816 98.3% 1,629 1,600 98.2% -0.1%Ocean 6,115 5,914 96.7% 5,698 5,577 97.9% 1.2%Passaic 15,133 13,984 92.4% 13,970 12,993 93.0% 0.6%Salem 2,887 2,795 96.8% 2,940 2,825 96.1% -0.7%Somerset 2,091 2,004 95.8% 1,872 1,844 98.5% 2.7%Sussex 778 766 98.5% 708 714 100.8% 2.4%Union 12,923 11,945 92.4% 11,978 11,336 94.6% 2.2%Warren 1,234 1,214 98.4% 1,162 1,148 98.8% 0.4%NJ TOTALS 173,805 164,468 94.6% 160,618 154,191 96.0% 1.4%

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


OCTOBER 2016 OCTOBER 2017 Increase or Decrease (-)

from FFY 2016 to FFY 2017


TABLE 14


TITLE IV-D REPORT OF CASES WITH ORDERSComparison of October (FFY 16 vs. FFY 17)

October 2016 October 2017

County Office TOTAL CASES

CASES WITH

ORDERS

% OF CASES WITH ORDERS

TOTAL CASES

CASES WITH

ORDERS

% OF CASES WITH ORDERS

Atlantic 13,863 12,214 88.1% 13,479 11,663 86.5% -1.6%Bergen 13,546 12,894 95.2% 12,708 12,182 95.9% 0.7%Burlington 15,778 13,780 87.3% 14,984 13,183 88.0% 0.6%Camden 35,404 28,615 80.8% 33,419 27,717 82.9% 2.1%Cape May 3,737 3,285 87.9% 3,460 3,115 90.0% 2.1%Cumberland 13,383 12,669 94.7% 12,848 12,032 93.6% -1.0%Essex 53,019 40,939 77.2% 49,416 38,502 77.9% 0.7%Gloucester 11,765 11,142 94.7% 11,505 10,827 94.1% -0.6%Hudson 26,875 21,248 79.1% 25,148 20,140 80.1% 1.0%Hunterdon 1,775 1,708 96.2% 1,576 1,528 97.0% 0.7%Mercer 16,699 14,370 86.1% 15,733 13,778 87.6% 1.5%Middlesex 20,439 18,832 92.1% 19,057 17,564 92.2% 0.0%Monmouth 16,533 15,481 93.6% 15,497 14,589 94.1% 0.5%Morris 6,840 6,556 95.8% 6,350 6,093 96.0% 0.1%Ocean 16,898 15,917 94.2% 15,897 15,178 95.5% 1.3%Passaic 26,785 19,331 72.2% 25,519 18,600 72.9% 0.7%Salem 4,739 4,528 95.5% 4,700 4,524 96.3% 0.7%Somerset 5,850 5,286 90.4% 5,338 4,973 93.2% 2.8%Sussex 3,038 2,946 97.0% 2,918 2,762 94.7% -2.3%Union 21,674 19,380 89.4% 20,239 18,594 91.9% 2.5%Warren 3,422 3,086 90.2% 3,325 2,997 90.1% 0.0%NJ TOTALS 332,062 284,207 85.6% 313,116 270,541 86.4% 0.8%

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


Increase or Decrease (-)




TITLE IV-D COLLECTIONS ON CURRENT SUPPORTComparison of October (FFY 16 vs. FFY 17)

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 $4,009,437 $2,671,320 66.6% $3,804,449 $2,508,433 65.9% -0.7%Bergen $9,413,411 $7,142,661 75.9% $8,674,574 $6,753,046 77.8% 2.0%Burlington $6,508,381 $4,550,791 69.9% $6,095,975 $4,274,766 70.1% 0.2%Camden $8,279,420 $5,039,488 60.9% $8,167,979 $4,953,214 60.6% -0.2%Cape May $1,185,135 $825,810 69.7% $1,109,631 $768,075 69.2% -0.5%Cumberland $3,157,860 $1,895,792 60.0% $3,043,261 $1,838,900 60.4% 0.4%Essex $13,021,574 $7,553,178 58.0% $11,227,191 $6,801,165 60.6% 2.6%Gloucester $4,564,647 $3,007,910 65.9% $4,370,232 $2,886,257 66.0% 0.1%Hudson $7,966,021 $5,403,355 67.8% $7,279,517 $5,006,535 68.8% 0.9%Hunterdon $1,549,461 $1,232,607 79.6% $1,304,290 $1,057,748 81.1% 1.5%Mercer $4,893,530 $3,101,493 63.4% $4,364,149 $2,729,904 62.6% -0.8%Middlesex $9,112,633 $6,203,508 68.1% $8,156,227 $5,590,314 68.5% 0.5%Monmouth $8,534,675 $6,106,089 71.5% $7,680,518 $5,622,415 73.2% 1.7%Morris $5,014,451 $3,716,773 74.1% $4,653,527 $3,453,824 74.2% 0.1%Ocean $7,553,838 $5,535,925 73.3% $7,019,798 $5,121,771 73.0% -0.3%Passaic $7,341,708 $4,597,139 62.6% $6,711,799 $4,322,887 64.4% 1.8%Salem $1,278,753 $772,434 60.4% $1,171,847 $722,326 61.6% 1.2%Somerset $3,608,472 $2,881,239 79.8% $3,342,121 $2,641,997 79.1% -0.8%Sussex $1,988,013 $1,548,021 77.9% $1,879,024 $1,466,624 78.1% 0.2%Union $7,632,043 $5,085,411 66.6% $6,977,915 $4,812,390 69.0% 2.3%Warren $1,471,321 $1,099,229 74.7% $1,401,140 $1,048,019 74.8% 0.1%NJ TOTALS $118,084,786 $79,970,174 67.7% $108,435,164 $74,380,610 68.6% 0.9%

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

TABLE 15


October 2016 October 2017 Increase or Decrease (-)

from FFY 2016 to FFY

2017



TITLE IV-D CASES ARREARS COLLECTION REPORTComparison of October (FFY 16 vs. FFY 17)

County OfficeTotal

Cases with Arrears

Total Amount Collected

Average Arrears

Collection per Case

Total Cases with

Arrears

Total Amount Collected

Average Arrears

Collection per Case

Atlantic 8,359 $502,659 $60.13 7,690 $610,940 $79.45 $19.31Bergen 8,636 $896,292 $103.79 7,772 $1,077,067 $138.58 $34.80Burlington 9,331 $723,087 $77.49 8,680 $834,407 $96.13 $18.64Camden 18,470 $1,041,739 $56.40 17,819 $1,304,686 $73.22 $16.82Cape May 2,298 $144,904 $63.06 2,126 $204,560 $96.22 $33.16Cumberland 8,587 $422,348 $49.18 7,991 $485,935 $60.81 $11.63Essex 28,400 $1,567,876 $55.21 24,120 $2,132,049 $88.39 $33.19Gloucester 7,825 $431,232 $55.11 7,367 $662,986 $89.99 $34.88Hudson 15,280 $1,084,827 $71.00 13,456 $1,485,260 $110.38 $39.38Hunterdon 1,029 $116,460 $113.18 969 $159,845 $164.96 $51.78Mercer 9,790 $594,887 $60.76 8,862 $834,603 $94.18 $33.41Middlesex 13,052 $861,558 $66.01 11,619 $1,191,457 $102.54 $36.53Monmouth 10,402 $1,015,182 $97.59 9,352 $1,142,409 $122.16 $24.56Morris 4,535 $481,571 $106.19 4,086 $589,220 $144.20 $38.01Ocean 10,719 $786,448 $73.37 9,890 $1,055,631 $106.74 $33.37Passaic 13,674 $925,536 $67.69 12,110 $1,128,614 $93.20 $25.51Salem 3,014 $139,441 $46.26 2,814 $180,031 $63.98 $17.71Somerset 3,559 $328,060 $92.18 3,361 $395,660 $117.72 $25.54Sussex 2,052 $220,749 $107.58 1,862 $233,625 $125.47 $17.89Union 13,628 $928,930 $68.16 12,120 $1,222,271 $100.85 $32.68Warren 2,063 $158,349 $76.76 1,934 $181,773 $93.99 $17.23NJ TOTALS 194,703 $13,372,136 $68.68 176,000 $17,113,029 $97.23 $28.55

SOURCE:OCSE-157 Child Support Enforcement Annual Data Report

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Table 17 WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY STATISTICAL SUMMARYWFNJ OCTOBER 2017

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 114 127 64 126 41 263 12 62BERGEN 49 1 48 17 21 30 7 60BURLINGTON 74 26 62 78 67 84 14 128CAMDEN 242 177 15 246 215 304 30 240CAPE MAY 8 7 4 8 1 10 2 19CUMBERLAND 54 54 91 36 19 60 15 44ESSEX 403 452 69 364 344 595 80 444GLOUCESTER 24 15 2 39 10 2 2 44HUDSON 126 332 8 168 192 407 38 283HUNTERDON 2 0 6 2 4 0 0 5MERCER 149 61 104 121 81 125 18 127MIDDLESEX 39 18 77 64 34 59 13 83MONMOUTH 28 29 40 45 49 49 10 65MORRIS 6 1 22 15 14 16 1 16OCEAN 9 73 0 23 23 28 6 84PASSAIC 407 272 28 151 219 278 28 153SALEM 1 16 13 14 5 11 1 10SOMERSET 50 12 20 35 14 34 0 34SUSSEX 7 1 2 6 4 0 0 10UNION 239 92 4 50 64 128 8 109WARREN 10 5 0 24 16 1 3 27

STATE 2,041 1,771 679 1,632 1,437 2,484 288 2,047Data 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

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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