WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Administration for Children and Families has issued a notice called: Office of Refugee Resettlement; Notice of Change of Eligibility.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 21 by Angie Salazar, Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Summary: In accordance with ORR regulations, the Director of ORR is announcing the shortening of the Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) eligibility period from 12 months to four months of assistance for participants who become eligible for ORR benefits 45 days after publication of this notice. For 30 years, ORR had not increased the RCA and RMA eligibility period. In 2022, during a surge in refugee admissions, ORR increased th...