Refugee Resettlement: Federal Support to the States Has Declined

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Dec. 21, 1990
Report No.	HRD-91-51
Subject	Aid to refugees Disadvantaged persons Federal aid programs Federal aid to states Federal/state relations Immigration Income maintenance programs Public assistance programs Refugees State-administered programs State/local relations Supplemental security income AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program California HHS Refugee Resettlement Program

Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the effect of declining federal refugee resettlement assistance to states on California and other states with large refugee populations, focusing on state and local government ability to help refugees become self-sufficient.

GAO found that: (1) the federal government has significantly reduced its cash and medical refugee assistance to states since 1985 and has also cut social services and targeted assistance to states; (2) states resettling refugees spent an estimated $85 million in fiscal year (FY) 1990 for cash and medical assistance; (3) California spent about $37.6 million, the largest share, in FY 1990; (4) in California, social services funds decreased 42 percent, and 80 percent for targeted assistance; and (5) in California, the reduction in federal funding caused the percentage of refugees receiving cash assistance and the refugee welfare dependency rate to increase.

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Refugee Resettlement: Federal Support to the States Has Declined