{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-400.147","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 400.147","heading":"Priority in provision of services.","body":"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:\n(a) All newly arriving refugees during their first year in the U.S., who apply for services;\n(b) Refugees who are receiving cash assistance;\n(c) Unemployed refugees who are not receiving cash assistance; and\n(d) Employed refugees in need of services to retain employment or to attain economic independence.","path":["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","PART 400—REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM","Subpart I—Refugee Social Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"2434ed40daa7be5489a2f7d8eee7e7ebca6453dc9a77b74411db1a7fea5fb97e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-400.146","next":"us/45-cfr-400.148"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}