The Refugee Assistance Program is a federally-funded program which helps persons admitted into the
U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival. Temporary refugee cash assistance and refugee medical assistance is available to eligible refugees who do not qualify for cash assistance (through
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program), Supple- mental Security Income or Medicaid.

Refugee cash and medical assistance is available for up to eight months after entry into the U.S. Employ- ment Services, health screenings and foster care services for unaccompanied minors are other programs available to refugees.

Eligibility for refugee cash and medical assistance is available for up to eight months after entry into the U.S.,or date asylum was granted, if you have one of the following immigration statuses:
Refugee or Asylee
Cuban/Haitian entrant
Amerasian
Parolee
Victim of trafficking
Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant VISA (SIV) holders
U-Visa holders
Immigration status is determined by officials from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.