New Jersey Statutes 44:7-21. Report when application granted; change of amount of assistance; cancellation, revocation or suspension
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-21
- Assistance: means money payments to or on behalf of eligible persons. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- County welfare board: means the boards established within the several counties for the purposes of administering welfare to the needy, whether set up under the authority of this chapter or pursuant to any other laws of this State. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Old age assistance: means assistance to aged needy persons as provided by this chapter, and, unless otherwise indicated, includes all programs of assistance for other specified classes of persons authorized to be administered by or through the county welfare boards. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State division: means the bureau of assistance as set up within the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
If the application for assistance be granted, the county welfare board shall report the fact to the State division.
The amount of assistance may at any time be changed if the county welfare board finds that such change is warranted by the recipient’s circumstances. The county welfare board may at any time cancel and revoke old age assistance for cause, and it may, for cause, suspend payments for old age assistance for such periods as it may deem proper, subject to review by the State division as provided elsewhere in this chapter.
Amended by L.1943, c. 164, p. 481, s. 8, eff. April 9, 1943.