Refugee Cash Assistance program

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The Refugee Cash Assistance program is a public assistance initiative that provides temporary financial support to eligible refugees and certain other humanitarian immigrants who are not yet eligible for mainstream cash aid programs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cash assistance program ⓘ
public assistance program ⓘ
refugee assistance program ⓘ
administeredAtLevel local resettlement agencies ⓘ
state government ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Refugee Resettlement ⓘ
authorizedBy Refugee Act of 1980 ⓘ
benefitDuration up to 12 months from date of eligibility in many states ⓘ
benefitForm monthly cash payment ⓘ
benefitLevel varies by state ⓘ
benefitType cash assistance ⓘ
income support ⓘ
coordinationWith Refugee Medical Assistance program ⓘ
Refugee Support Services ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedFor newly arrived refugees in first months after entry ⓘ
eligibilityCondition low income ⓘ
not eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ
qualifying immigration status ⓘ
residence in participating U.S. state or territory ⓘ
eligibilityPeriod limited to a set number of months after arrival or status grant ⓘ
focus early economic self-sufficiency for refugees ⓘ
fundedBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
fundingSource federal government of the United States ⓘ
goal bridge support until employment income is obtained ⓘ
prevent destitution among newly arrived refugees ⓘ
intendedFor adults without dependent children ⓘ
refugee families not qualifying for TANF in some states ⓘ
legalStatus federally funded safety net program ⓘ
mayIncludeRequirement job search activities ⓘ
participation in employment services ⓘ
operatedThrough state refugee coordinators ⓘ
voluntary resettlement agencies ⓘ
partOf U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program ⓘ
provides temporary financial support ⓘ
purpose assist economic self-sufficiency ⓘ
support basic needs of newly arrived refugees ⓘ
relatedProgram Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ
requires application through state or local agency ⓘ
targetPopulation Afghan special immigrants ⓘ
Cuban and Haitian entrants ⓘ
Iraqi special immigrants ⓘ
asylees ⓘ
other eligible humanitarian immigrants ⓘ
refugees ⓘ
victims of human trafficking ⓘ
timeLimited true ⓘ

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California Department of Social Services → administers → Refugee Cash Assistance program ⓘ
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program → component → Refugee Cash Assistance ⓘ
linked to: Refugee Cash Assistance program