---
kind: "unit"
title: "8"
title_heading: "Aliens and Nationality"
key: "ch14/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/8/ch14-schII"
sections_count: 5
---

# Subchapter II — Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs

Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality › Chapter 14 — Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

## Sections

- [§1621. Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants ineligible for State and local public benefits](/usc/8/1621.md)
- [§1622. State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for State public benefits](/usc/8/1622.md)
- [§1623. Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits](/usc/8/1623.md)
- [§1624. Authority of States and political subdivisions of States to limit assistance to aliens and to distinguish among classes of aliens in providing general cash public assistance](/usc/8/1624.md)
- [§1625. Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits](/usc/8/1625.md)