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45 CFR §400.147

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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:
  1. (a)All newly arriving refugees during their first year in the U.S., who apply for services;
  2. (b)Refugees who are receiving cash assistance;
  3. (c)Unemployed refugees who are not receiving cash assistance; and
  4. (d)Employed refugees in need of services to retain employment or to attain economic independence.