New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 119 - REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
Part 520 - ELIGIBILITY POLICY - INCOME
Section 8.119.520.9 - UNEARNED INCOME
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.119.520.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Unearned income for RCA is determined in accordance with 45 CFR Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the unearned income determination standards and provisions of the TANF program, except as noted below:
A. Reception and placement grant: Any cash grant received by the refugee applicant under the DOS or DOJ reception and placement programs may not be counted as unearned income in determining income eligibility.
B. Refugee matching grants: Refugees who have been in the U.S. fewer than 180 days may be included under the matching grant program through a local resettlement agency.
(1) Cash payments,
received by refugees, as part of the matching grant program are countable as
unearned income in determining RCA eligibility.
(2) If a refugee who might be covered by a matching grant program
applies to an ISD office for cash assistance, the ISD county office must verify
with the refugee's resettlement agency whether the refugee is receiving such
assistance and, if so, the amount.
(3)
If cash assistance is being provided under a matching grant, the
amount must be counted as unearned income.
(4) In-kind services or shelter payments provided to a refugee as
part of the matching grant program are not counted in determining eligibility.
(5) Refugees are not eligible to
receive both RCA and matching grant at the same time. A refugee client applying
for RCA should be advised that approval for RCA will result in ineligibility
for the matching grant program. If RCA is approved, the ISD office shall notify
the resettlement agency of the approval.
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