[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR400.60]



[Page 357-358]

 

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN 

          AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 400_REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart E_Refugee Cash Assistance

 

Sec.  400.60  Payment levels.



    (a) Under the public/private RCA program, States and the local 

resettlement agencies contracted or awarded grants to administer the RCA 

program must make monthly cash assistance payments to eligible refugees 

that do not exceed the following payment ceilings, according to the 

number of persons in the family unit, except as noted in paragraphs (b) 

and (c) of this section. For family units greater than 4 persons, the 

payment ceiling may be increased by $70 for each additional person.



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                                                                Monthly

                     Size of family unit                        payment

                                                                ceiling

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1 person.....................................................       $335

2 persons....................................................        450

3 persons....................................................        570

4 persons....................................................        685

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    (b) States and local resettlement agencies may not make payments to 

refugees that are lower than the State's TANF payment for the same sized 

family unit. In States that have TANF payment levels that are higher 

than the ceilings established in this section, States and local 

resettlement agencies must provide payment levels under the public/

private RCA program that are comparable to the State's TANF payment 

levels.

    (c) Income disregards and other incentives. (1) States and local 

resettlement agencies may design an assistance program that combines RCA 

payments with income disregards or other



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incentives such as employment bonuses, or graduated payments in order to 

encourage early employment and self-sufficiency, as long as the total 

combined payments to a refugee do not exceed the ORR monthly ceilings 

established in this section multiplied by the allowable number of months 

of RCA eligibility.

    (2) States that elect to exceed monthly payment ceilings in order to 

provide employment incentives must budget their resources to ensure that 

sufficient RCA funds are available to cover a refugee's cash assistance 

needs in the latter months of a refugee's eligibility period, if needed.

    (d) If the Director determines that the payment ceilings need to be 

adjusted for inflation, the Director will publish a document in the 

Federal Register announcing the new payment ceilings.