N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 §§ 373-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 373-1.2 - Eligibility requirements for RCA

(a) Eligibility for RCA is limited to those applicants who:

(1) are new arrivals who have resided in the United States less than the RCA eligibility period;

(2) meet immigration status and identification requirements set forth in section 373-1.3 of this Subpart, or are the dependent children of, and part of a family unit which includes a person who meets these requirements, unless the child is a nonrefugee and one parent in the family unit is also a nonrefugee;

(3) are ineligible for Family Assistance (FA) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs;

(4) meet the requirements contained in section 373-1.8 of this Subpart;

(5) provide the name of the resettlement agency which resettled them; and

(6) are not full-time students in institutions of higher education, except where such enrollment is approved by the office as part of an individual employability plan.

(b) RCA eligibility period.

(1) A refugee, Cuban and Haitian entrant or asylee may be eligible for RCA under this Subpart for a period to be determined by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the Federal Department of Health and Human Services each year based on appropriated funds available for RCA.

(2) The RCA eligibility period starts from the date of entry into the United States for refugees and Cuban/Haitian entrants and from the date asylum was granted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for asylees.

(c) Recipients of matching grants from a resettlement agency. An applicant may be eligible for RCA under this section only during the time-eligibility period for RCA set forth in subdivision (b) of this section. However, an applicant is not eligible for RCA for any period in which the applicant is receiving a matching grant from a refugee resettlement agency. The matching grant period is 120 days from the date of entry into the United States. The social services district must determine the amount of financial assistance which a sponsor or resettlement agency has provided to the applicant, and any such assistance, provided in cash or in-kind, will be considered in determining eligibility for and the amount of RCA.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 §§ 373-1.2