Food Access

Income: Households must meet income tests (unless any member is receiving FITAP, KCSP, STEP benefits or all members are receiving SSI).

Most households must meet both the gross and net income tests, but a household with a person who is 60 years old or older or a person who is receiving certain types of disability payments only has to meet the net income test.

Gross income means a household's total, non-excluded income, before any deductions have been made. Net income means gross income minus allowable deductions. Households, except those noted, that have income over the amounts listed below cannot get SNAP benefits.

Allotment Amounts: The amount of SNAP a household receives depends on the number of people in the SNAP household and the amount of their net income. The table below shows the maximum SNAP allotments by household size.

Other Eligibility Requirements

• Identity - Individuals must show proof they are the person they claim to be. Applicants must provide proof of their identity.

• Residence - the client must be living in Louisiana.

• Citizenship - household members can include either US citizens and/or certain aliens with verifiable USCIS documentation.

• Enumeration - households must provide or apply for Social Security numbers for each member before certification.

• Work Registration - all able-bodied adults, with specific exceptions, must register for work and accept suitable employment

How To Apply For Snap Benefits

Step One:

• Fill out an application online.
• You can also apply for the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) or Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) with this application.
• You can also download an application and fill it out by hand.

Step Two:

• Gather the documents you will need to verify the information in your application. What must be verified and examples of proof.

Step Three (for downloaded applications filled out by hand only):

• Mail the completed form to the Document Processing Center:
  • DCFS Economic Stability
    P.O. Box 260031
    Baton Rouge, LA 70826
• Drop off at the nearest local office
• Or fax the completed form to:
  • (225) 663-3164

Step Four:

• After receiving your application, a DCFS employee will call you to conduct an interview over the phone, saving you time. Please provide a valid telephone number for contact purposes, or
• If a face-to-face interview is requested, you may schedule an appointment with any DCFS parish office.

Questions?

• Call 1-888-LAHELP-U (View the LAHELPU keypad shortcuts)

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