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Your thoughts …: Most refugee/asylee resettlement expenditures come in the form of cash assistance, welfare programs and other social services. Federal welfare programs that refugees and asylees can access include the following: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) formerly known as AFDC Medicaid Food Stamps Public Housing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Social Security Disability Insurance Child Care and Development Fund Job Opportunities for Low Income Individuals (JOLI) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Postsecondary Education Loans and Grants Refugee Assistance Programs Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit11 State and local welfare programs that refugees and asylees can apply for include but are not limited to: Housing assistance English as a Second Language programs Special education programs Job training and employment search assistance Social services programs Immigration assistance programs (aiding asylees in filing green card applications, citizenship applications, and petitions for relatives to immigrate to the U.S.)