{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-157.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:1-157.1","heading":"Rate of payment","body":"Whenever the Division of Public Welfare in the Department of Human Services provides payment for the funeral and burial or cremation of a recipient of aid to families with dependent children pursuant to P.L. 1959, c. 86 (C. 44:10-1 et seq.), general public assistance pursuant to P.L. 1947, c. 156 (C. 44:8-107 et seq.) or supplemental security income pursuant to P.L. 1973, c. 256 (C. 44:7-85 et seq.), the total allowable payment for funeral and burial or cremation including contributions by others, shall be at least 75% of the average cost for a proper funeral and burial charged by funeral directors in the locality in which the public assistance recipient is buried or cremated.\nL. 1985, c. 282, s. 3.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"81ed0902ea1184e3f780bfc2a27c265111f9d3dba918c26dc3560cb0d9ba209d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-156","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}