{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-42","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:10-42","heading":"Establishment, updating of standard of need","body":"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.\nL.1997,c.13,s.9.","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":"1c851ce00b295626840d22500a0d1c350e34854bf1eb15262d822e58865fe7c1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-41","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}