XX Refugee Cash Payments (Refugee Assistance)

 

 

Revised 04/26/2022

Policy

Treatment of Refugee Cash Payments depends on the following:

If the program is...

Then the treatment is...

·         ALTCS

·         SSI-MAO

·         MSP

Counted as unearned income.

NOTE          This is a needs-based payment.

·         Adult

·         Caretaker Relative

·         Pregnant Woman

·         Child

·         KidsCare

Excluded.

 

Definitions

Term

Definition

Refugee Cash Assistance

Federally funded needs- based payments to refugees during their first 12 months in the United States.  

 

Proof

Income is first obtained through the Federal and State Data Services Hubs.  If needed, other proof includes:

·         Check stub;

·         Collateral contact with the source of income; or

·         DE-207 Request for Verification of Unearned Income form.

 

Legal Authority

This requirement applies to the following programs:

Program

Legal Authorities

ALTCS

SSI-MAO

Medicare Savings Program

20 CFR 416.1142(a)(3)

 

Adult

Caretaker Relative

Pregnant Woman

Child

KidsCare

42 CFR 435.603

42 CFR 457.10, 300, 301 and 315