Office Of Refugee Resettlement: Policy Guidance & Reporting Forms

Annual ORR Reports to Congress - 2001

Iowa	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	875		1241
Entered Employments	862	99 %	776		63 %
Terminations	384	45 %	149		39 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	133 $8.05 596 620	15 % 66 % 90 %	24 $8.36 586 529		6 % 70 % 97 %

In Iowa, welfare recipients may receive an unreduced check for up to four months after employment begins. As a consequence, the State recorded few cash assistance reductions.

Kansas	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	303		267
Entered Employments	188	62%	120		45 %
Terminations	24	28 %	21		66 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	6 $8.21 173 136	7 % 81 % 85 %	2 $9.26 117 100		6 % 96 % 96 %

Kentucky	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	966		1018
Entered Employments	702	73 %	837		82 %
Terminations	473	67 %	886		90 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	201 $7.42 761 677	29 % 77 % 98 %	0 $8.09 881 692		0 % 89 % 83 %

Louisiana	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	232		175
Entered Employments	186	80 %	143		82 %
Terminations	37	58 %	48		64 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	15 $6.03 143 67	23 % 72 % 39 %	15 $6.23 92 37		20 % 72 % 30 %

Few reductions are reported because Louisiana pays cash assistance at a level where any income from employment makes the client wholly ineligible for cash assistance.

Maine	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	267		268
Entered Employments	212	79 %	200		75 %
Terminations	83	39 %	31		34 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	40 $7.87 213 80	19 % 88 % 48 %	57 $8.63 167 93		63 % 88 % 62 %

Many jobs are of a temporary and seasonal nature and therefore do not result in cash assistance terminations.

Maryland	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	519		817
Entered Employments	354	68 %	502		61 %
Terminations	111	48 %	234		100 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $7.58 278 260	0 % 70 % 87 %	0 $8.12 353 380		0 % 74 % 85 %

The cash assistance termination rate is based on entered employments of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Massachusetts	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	1,925		1,612
Entered Employments	1,153	60 %	1,114		69 %
Terminations	601	52 %	534		48 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	261 $8.76 756 784	23 % 65 % 81 %	231 $9.76 809 779		21 % 93 % 85 %

Michigan	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	2,794		2,942
Entered Employments	1,801	64 %	1,870		64 %
Terminations	685	78 %	718		81 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	179 $7.82 1,610 1,471	20 % 75 % 92 %	97 $8.00 1,433 1,461		11 % 75 % 90 %

Cash assistance termination and reduction rates are based on entered employments of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Minnesota	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	2,777		3,493
Entered Employments	1,461	53 %	1,288		37 %
Terminations	349	24 %	345		61 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	292 $8.64 1,065 1,002	20 % 72 % %	211 $8.69 438 888		37 % 34 % 91 %

Mississippi	FY 2000		FY 2001

Caseload	469		451
Entered Employments	315	67 %	330	73 %
Terminations	50	100 %	16	100 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0% $8.00 282 154	0 % 70 % 49 %	0% $12.76 285 175	0 % 86 % 55 %

In FY 2001 the cash assistance termination rate is based on entered employments of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Missouri	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	2,254		2,914
Entered Employments	1,304	58 %	1,333		46 %
Terminations	202	60 %	48		30 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	125 $7.71 940 1,129	37 % 72 % 93 %	96 $8.32 1,001 1,099		61 % 75 % 88 %

Montana	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	245		296
Entered Employments	31	13 %	56		19 %
Terminations	5	16 %	23		66 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	4 $6.80 26 3	13 % 93 % 12 %	12 $7.17 34 11		34 % 61 % 32 %

Montana’s reductions and terminations are presented as a percentage of cash assistance recipients who entered employment.

Nebraska	FY 2000		FY 2001

Caseload	339			512
Entered Employments	230	68 %		357	69 %
Terminations	90	88 %		72	100 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	12 $8.25 204 118	5 % 83 % 86 %		0 $8.12 257 285	0 % 100 % 80 %

Placement at entry-level wages results in termination of benefits due to Nebraska’s low benefit rate.

Nevada	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	529		362
Entered Employments	439	83 %	323		89 %
Terminations	351	80 %	275		85 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	3 $8.19 322 353	7 % 71 % 83 %	48 $8.03 306 287		15 % 95% 94%

New Hampshire		FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	381			331
Entered Employments	323		85 %	269		81 %
Terminations	188		100 %	177		100 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $8.10 340 264		0 % 76 % 82 %	0 $8.39 272 219		0 % 100 % 81%

No reductions in assistance due to earnings were recorded because the New Hampshire formula will terminate any full-time employment except in the case of very large families.

New Jersey	FY 2000				FY 2001

Caseload	1,126			1,305
Entered Employments	747	66%	844			65 %
Terminations	210	70 %		192		70 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	75 $7.77 552 448	25 % 75 % 70 %		45 $8.27 778 560		16 % 92 % 79 %

New Jersey’s reductions and terminations are presented as a percentage of cash assistance recipients who entered employment.

New Mexico	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	472		928
Entered Employments	194	41%	275		30 %
Terminations	21	100 %	15		60 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.86 143 172	0 % 57 % 100 %	0 $6.86 137 230		0 % 89 % 93 %

Most refugees never access cash assistance. Cash assistance termination rate is based on entered employments of refugees actually receiving assistance.

New York	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	6,247		4,160
Entered Employments	4,265	68 %	3,912		94 %
Terminations	1,301	61 %	1,231		80 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	839 $7.89 1,884 1,726	39 % 71 % 60 %	269 $8.13 1,265 2,486		17 % 88 % 74 %

North Carolina	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	664		814
Entered Employments	488	73 %	534		66 %
Terminations	142	97 %	160		94 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	5 $8.34 489 363	3 % 95 % 78 %	11 $8.21 500 432		6 % 99 % 90 %

The number of reductions was small because more than half of the refugees placed in jobs went to work before receiving cash assistance.

North Dakota	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	387		120
Entered Employments	343	89 %	113		94 %
Terminations	206	88 %	104		92 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	11 $6.54 270 241	5 % 91 % 85 %	6 $7.18 104 98		5 % 45 % 100 %

Almost all refugees are employed three months after resettlement, the majority with health benefits.

	Ohio	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload		2,416		3,048
Entered Employments		511	21%	1,421		47 %
Terminations		111	35 %	102		7 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits		6 $7.63 435 320	2 % 85 % 65 %	12 $7.68 1,348 21		1 % 95 % 9 %

Oklahoma	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	402		238
Entered Employments	188	47 %	89		38 %
Terminations	4	44 %	28		76 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.79 103 44	0 % 83 % 28 %	0 $7.36 21 52		0 % 16 % 63 %

In FY 2001 cash assistance termination rate is based on entered employment of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Oregon	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	2,585		2,467
Entered Employments	1,400	54 %	1,155		47 %
Terminations	700	89 %	539		90 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	88 $7.71 1,183 1,101	11 % 79 % 82 %	62 $7.82 1,093 839		10 % 85 % 78 %

In FY 2001 cash assistance termination and cash assistance reduction rates are based on entered employment of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Pennsylvania		FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	2,463			2,145
Entered Employments	1,345		55 %	1,332		62 %
Terminations	375		77 %	334		66 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	106 $7.64 1,178 934		22 % 83 % 85 %	82 $8.02 1,146 854		16 % 86 % 79 %

Rhode Island	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload		211			223
Entered Employments		79	37 %		50	22 %
Terminations		64	86 %		15	79 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits		10 $7.47 67 53	14 % 89 % 77 %		3 $8.28 49 24	16 % 95 % 59 %

Rhode Island’s cash assistance termination rates are based on entered employment of refugees actually receiving assistance.

South Carolina	FY 2000		FY 2001

Caseload	228		153
Entered Employments	135	59 %	87	57 %
Terminations	11	69 %	0	0 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.39 102 103	0 % 82 % 76 %	0 $6.50 85 83	0 % 98 % 95 %

Last year saw no recorded reductions due to earnings because all refugees on cash assistance who went to work received enough income to terminate their cash assistance.

South Dakota	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	360		429
Entered Employments	345	96%	318		74 %
Terminations	211	85 %	126		72 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	36 $7.95 340 284	15 % 94 % 99 %	38 $8.16 284 248		22 % 92 % 96 %

Tennessee	FY 2000		FY 2001

Caseload	826			1,204
Entered Employments	661	80 %		611	51 %
Terminations	25	28 %		10	36 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $7.55 509 586	0 % 69 % 93 %		0 $7.78 390 500	0 % 58 % 87 %

Cash assistance reductions are not applicable in Tennessee because jobs result in cash assistance terminations.

Texas	FY 2000		FY 2001

Caseload	2,386			1,901
Entered Employments	2,218	93 %		1,840	97 %
Terminations	83	60 %		108	88 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $7.28 2,081 1,914	0 % 89 % 90 %		0 $8.94 1,434 1,488	0 % 92 % 84 %

Cash assistance terminations are presented as a percentage of RCA recipients who entered employment.

Utah	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	1118		1362
Entered Employments	478	43 %	869		64 %
Terminations	145	44 %	221		44 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	69 $7.45 333 263	21 % 91 % 59 %	128 $6.90 604 587		25 % 74 % 76 %

Vermont	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	36		71
Entered Employments	36	100 %	71		100 %
Terminations	0	0 %	11		15 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $7.85 16 31	0 % 72 % 94 %	0 $8.25 62 65		0 % 91 % 97 %

Virginia	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	1,629		1,414
Entered Employments	1,137	70 %	1,169		83 %
Terminations	235	74 %	170		78 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	87 $7.70 876 818	27 % 81 % 89 %	49 $7.87 921 851		22 % 78 % 89 %

Washington	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	2,529		4,966
Entered Employments	1,625	38 %	1,657		33 %
Terminations	402	39 %	428		37 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	158 $7.90 657 718	15 % 48 % 54 %	117 $8.23 779 734		10 % 44 % 56 %

West Virginia	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	6		15
Entered Employments	6	100 %	10		67 %
Terminations	1	25 %	0		0 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	1 $6.25 0 2	25 % 0 % 67 %	0 $5.75 10 6		0 % 100 % 86 %

Wisconsin	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	747		1145
Entered Employments	731	98 %	576		50 %
Terminations	157	68 %	104		59 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	220 $8.31 565 527	95 % 71 % 77 %	2 $8.29 447 338		1 % 76 % 66 %

Wisconsin records a grant termination only if it lasts three months and a grant reduction if it lasts six months.

California (Aggregate)

California	FY 2000			FY 2001

Caseload	8,537		8,996
Entered Employments	4,176	49 %	3,813		42%
Terminations	995	24 %	760		20%
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	2,098 $7.68 1,903 1,239	50 % 45 % 36 %	982 1,799 929		26% $8.05 47% 31%

Annual ORR Reports to Congress - 2001

FY 2000

Nevada