2-008.04A Resettlement Assistance

Supportive services may be provided by an individual, a family, or a group of people representing a church or another organization who have agreed to sponsor a refugee family or individual. Assistance may include, but is not limited to, clothing, food, and housing. The assistance is disregarded as income.

Voluntary resettlement agencies may provide cash assistance for the initial resettlement of the refugee family or individual. The entire resettlement payment may be provided at the time the refugee is resettled by the voluntary agency or may be made available as needed. The amount of payment varies as each voluntary agency sets its own resettlement payment rate. The worker contacts the voluntary agency for verification of payment. The name of the voluntary agency is located on Form I-94.

Resettlement assistance from a voluntary resettlement agency is disregarded.