Diversionary Work Program Assistance (DA): Four-month program that helps parents go immediately to work rather than receive welfare. General Assistance (GA): Provides cash assistance for single, unemployed adults without children, including people who are ill, injured, or otherwise incapacitated. Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA): Extra cash benefit for elderly and disabled people intended to help meet basic expenses. Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA): Coordinates services to assist refugees in making the transition to life in the United States, and provides cash assistance to refugees who are ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or MFIP for up to 8 months after arrival in the United States. Only refugees as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) are eligible. The specific amount awarded may vary depending on situation.