---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 400.66"
title: "45"
number: "400.66"
heading: "Eligibility and payment levels in a publicly-administered RCA program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/400.66"
---

# §400.66. Eligibility and payment levels in a publicly-administered RCA program.

- (a) In administering a publicly-administered refugee cash assistance program, the State agency must operate its refugee cash assistance program consistent with the provisions of its TANF program in regard to:
  - (1) The determination of initial and on-going eligibility (treatment of income and resources, budgeting methods, need standard);
  - (2) The determination of benefit amounts (payment levels based on size of the assistance unit, income disregards);
  - (3) Proration of shelter, utilities, and similar needs; and
  - (4) **Any other State TANF rules relating to financial eligibility and payments.**
- (b) The State agency may not consider any resources remaining in the applicant's country of origin in determining income eligibility.
- (c) The State agency may not consider a sponsor's income and resources to be accessible to a refugee solely because the person is serving as a sponsor.
- (d) The State agency may not consider any cash grant received by the applicant under the Department of State or Department of Justice Reception and Placement programs.
- (e) The State agency may use the date of application as the date refugee cash assistance begins in order to provide payments quickly to newly arrived refugees.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 65 FR 15443, Mar. 22, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Section 412(a)(9), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(9)).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 59323, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted.