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 %

Annual ORR Reports to Congress - 2001

FY 2000