9. The commissioner shall establish by regulation a standard of need and update the standard annually. The standard of need shall serve only as a benchmark against which the Legislature may decide on appropriations to fund cash assistance benefits to recipients.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 44:10-42
Establishment, updating of standard of need
L.1997,c.13,s.9.
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