US eyes paying over $2,000 to each Afghan refugee

The US State Department plans to spend $2,275 for each Afghan evacuee as the relocation effort unfolds in communities across the country over the next few months, Report informs referring to Bloomberg.

The money is to be used for housing, food, other necessities, and enrolling children in school.

The State Department is consulting with Congress on the eligibility of the Afghans for federal benefits, including Medicaid. Humanitarian parolees will be eligible for federally funded health insurance through the end of September, according to a resettlement director familiar with the matter.