122.1 General Policy
Termination of Parole for Certain Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parolees under CHNV Parole Programs, PCA-22180-122 (Published June 3, 2025)
Changes to the Enumeration Verification Process, OPS-24-07-05 (Published July 23, 2024)
U krainian Special Consideration, PCA-20935-122 (Published June 21, 2022)
Afghan Special Immigrants , PCA-20693-122 (Published November 8, 2021 Revised November 15, 2021)
How to Identify the New Population of Afghan Special Immigrants, Individuals and Families of Individuals who Assisted the U.S. Overseas , PCA-20622-122 (Published August 13, 2021)
United States citizens, qualified noncitizens (including refugees and humanitarian parolees) and noncitizens who are Permanent Residents Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) are eligible for Cash Assistance if they meet all other eligibility conditions.
55 Pa. Code § 149.23
The CAO must review each applicant’s citizenship or noncitizen status. See the noncitizen status chart in Appendix A . For information about refugees, see Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 730 .
A person who is not a citizen, qualified noncitizen (including refugee and/or humanitarian parolee ) , or PRUCOL is not eligible for TANF . These ineligible noncitizens may be present lawfully but temporarily, or unlawfully. Ineligible noncitizens do not have to show or declare an immigration status when applying for other eligible household members. They need only declare that they do not have immigration status entitling them to public benefits.
NOTE: Individuals with deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are not considered “lawfully present” individuals for cash benefits and should be coded as Citizenship Code 05.
An individual is still a mandatory budget group member even if they are TANF ineligible for not being a U.S. citizen, a resident alien or humanitarian parolee . The income and resources of an illegal noncitizen member who is a legally responsible relative or stepparent are deemed to the budget group. See Chapter 155 .