CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

month time clock for cash aid. They are only
eligible for 8 months of RCA from the date of
entry or the date they are granted asylum.
CW 69-205.3 Assistance
Units, Refugee Cash
Assistance (RCA) Only
How should RCA Assistance Units (AUs) be
established?
RCA AUs may include:
• Single adult refugees and minor
emancipated refugees.
• Married couples without children.
• Parents and their children under 18 years of
age.
NOTE: Unemancipated minor refugees cannot
establish their own AU.
CW 69-205.4 Full-Time
Student in an Institution of
Higher Learning
Is a full-time student in a college program at
an institution of higher learning eligible for
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)?
Yes. A full-time student in a college program at
an institution of higher learning is eligible for
RCA.
What is a full-time student?
A full-time student is a student attending an
institution of higher education at least:
• 12 semester hours or 12 quarter hours per
academic term in an institution using the
semester, trimester or quarter hour systems;
• 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours per
academic year for institutions using credit
hours to measure progress but not using
semester, trimester or quarter systems, or
the prorated equivalent for programs of less
than one academic year; or
• 24 hours per week.
The following formula is used for institutions
using both credit and hours:
• If the sum of the following fractions is equal
to or greater than one, the number of credit
hours per term divided by 12 plus the
number of hours per week divided by 24;