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Information regarding non-citizens' eligibility for benefits like food stamps, SSI, TANF, and Medicaid. This folder also includes resources for non-citizens who are victims of domestic violence.

Resources

  • Brochure: Are You an Immigrant Victim of Domestic Violence? (Sanctuary for Families)

  • Advocates Guide to Government Benefits for Immigrants

  • Advocate Guide to Alien Eligibility Advocacy (Sanctuary for Families)

  • Public Benefits for Battered Immigrants (Fordham Law School Training Materials)

  • Chart on Immigrant Eligibility for Public Benefits, Updated February 2007 (Empire Justice Center)

  • Immigrant Rights to Public Benefits (Legal Aid Society)

  • Sample letter: immigrant eligibility for public benefits

  • Sample letter: public benefit eligibility for immigrant with child under VAWA

  • Policy Directive: Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program

  • Policy Bulletin: "Alien Status" policy bulletin for staff at job and non-PA and food stamp centers

  • Policy Bulletin: Food Stamp Eligibility for Immigrants

  • Policy Bulletin: Denial of Social Security Numbers for Aliens with Approved Prima Facie Determinations

  • Flyer: Immigrant Access to Public Benefits Hotline & Info

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