21. After months of looking for work, he went on General Assistance and received $ 154 a month. 22. New Jersey's General Assistance payments for able-bodied adults without children are about the same as neighboring states. 23. That would drop to $ 268 a month _ nearly a two-thirds cut _ under general assistance . 24. Most of indigents'$ 345 monthly general assistance payments will be given directly to landlords of sleazy hotels. 25. Ms . McNichol attributes that rise to cuts in general assistance and a freeze in rental assistance programs. 26. In August, he says, Somalis accounted for 63 percent of the individuals receiving some form of general assistance . 27. Cash benefits include state general assistance , Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( TANF ) benefits and refugee benefits. 28. Both legislatures also rejected the governors'proposal to abolish general assistance programs, which provide cash payments to single adults. 29. For general assistance with logistics and fieldwork, he hired Bill Phillips, a graduate of the University of Washington. 30. The leaflet also gives the telephone number for the General Assistance welfare office and for lost personal property.