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New Jersey · Financial Eligibility

# New Jersey Medicaid Asset Limits

Last updated 2026-10-20

New Jersey's 2026 MLTSS application guidance sets the resource ceiling at $2,000 or less for a single applicant. Two things specifically don't count toward that number: the house the person lives in and the vehicle they use, though the home is still subject to the state's separate equity rules (2026 MLTSS application guidance).

DMAHS's 2026 income-and-resource chart backs that up, listing $2,000 for an individual under the ordinary Medicaid cap and $3,000 for a two-person Medicaid-only household — and separately, a $2,982-a-month income cap specific to the MLTSS/institutional category. That distinction matters: families shouldn't substitute an everyday community Medicaid figure for the long-term-services number (DMAHS 2026 income standards).

On home equity, New Jersey sits at the generous end of what federal rules allow — the same DMAHS chart lists a $1,130,000 maximum home-equity limit for 2026. A home can be excluded from countable resources in the right circumstances, but that's a separate question from what happens with estate recovery down the line (DMAHS 2026 income standards; DMAHS estate-recovery guide).

## New Jersey figures

- Individual resource limit: $2,000
- Two-person Medicaid-only household resource limit: $3,000
- MLTSS/institutional income cap: $2,982/month
- Home-equity limit: $1,130,000

## Sources and official resources

- [NJ Human Services: MLTSS Application Guidance](https://nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs/documents/about/NJFC-ABD-MLTSS-BRO-E-2026_Web.pdf)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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