Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance (CHECA). A. This type of assistance is defined as follows: 1. Refugee Cash Assistance and Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance are federally funded programs that make ongoing needs-based payments to refuges during their first 8 months in the United States. B. This type of assistance is treated as follows: 1. RCA and CHECA payments are federally-funded income based on need and unless excluded under a PASS, are counted dollar for dollar as income under IBON policy. The $50/$20 general income exclusion does not apply.