New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 119 - REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
Part 500 - ELIGIBILITY POLICY - GENERAL INFORMATION
Section 8.119.500.8 - NEED DETERMINATION

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.119.500.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Income and resource eligibility, as well as amount of payment, are determined in accordance with 45 CFR Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the need determination standards and provisions of the TANF program except as otherwise noted below:

(1) Resources remaining in the refugee's country of origin may not be counted in determining income eligibility.

(2) The income of a refugee's sponsor may not be counted in determining income eligibility.

(3) Any cash grant received by the refugee applicant under the U.S. department of state or department of justice reception and placement programs may not be counted in determining income eligibility.

B. Standard of need: Benefit group requirements are determined in accordance with 45 CFR Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the need determination standards and provisions of the TANF program.

C. Prospective budgeting: Need and income are determined prospectively in accordance with 45 CFR Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the need determination standards and provisions of the TANF program.

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