Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP.

Also relevant to:Low-income / working-class

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This bill would exclude the first $5,000 earned by community outreach workers in health promotion or disease prevention programs from income calculations. This change would affect eligibility for the NJ FamilyCare, Work First New Jersey, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs. The Department of Human Services would need to seek federal approval to implement these changes.

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