Program Description
The Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP)
provides cash assistance to families with children when the financial
resources of the family are insufficient to meet subsistence needs. The
overall goal of FITAP is to decrease the long-term dependency on welfare
assistance by promoting job preparation and work. Public assistance is an
opportunity to become independent after a financial crisis.
The Social Security Act as amended by the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 authorizes
the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program. The Department of
Health and Human Services is the Federal agency responsible for its
administration. The program is administered at the state level by the
Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support. Social Services
Analysts in the parish offices throughout the state are responsible for
processing applications for FITAP, as well as completing re-determinations
of eligibility. Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) performs the issuance of
FITAP benefits to eligible households.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a
resident of Louisiana, either pregnant or responsible for a child under 19
years of age, a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident,
have low or very low income, and be either under-employed (working for very
low wages), unemployed or about to become unemployed.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
To find more about Louisiana Family Independence Temporary
Assistance Program (FITAP), please visit:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder%26tmp=home%26nid=109%26...
To locate your local Office of Family Service (OFS) parish office
please go to:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder%26tmp=home%26pid=55
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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