CFR > Title 45 - Public Welfare > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (parts 400 to 403) > PART 400—REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM > SUBPART I—Refugee Social Services (§400.140 to §400.156) > 400.147—Priority in provision of services.

400.147—Priority in provision of services.

A State must plan its social service program and allocate its social service funds in such a manner that services are provided to refugees in the following order of priority, except in certain individual extreme circumstances:
(a) All newly arriving refugees during their first year in the U.S., who apply for services;
(b) Refugees who are receiving cash assistance;
(c) Unemployed refugees who are not receiving cash assistance; and
(d) Employed refugees in need of services to retain employment or to attain economic independence.
[54 FR 5481, Feb. 3, 1989, as amended at 60 FR 33603, June 28, 1995]