The Child Care Assistance program helps low-income families to pay for child care while working, looking for work, attending school or training. Monthly payments are based on the number of hours the parents work, look for work, attend school or training, as well as the amount charged by the child care provider, family size and household income. Parents can select any Class A child care center, school-based before and after school program, registered family child day care home, or in-home provider.
Do I Qualify for Child Care Assistance?
* Are you responsible for paying child care costs for a child under 13,
or a disabled child under 18, who lives with you?
* Do you, your spouse, and any other parents of children who live in your
home, work or attend an educational or training program, or need child care
assistance to look for work? If not participating in one or a combination
of these activities, do these persons receive disability income?
* Is your household's monthly gross earned income (before any deductions
from paycheck) and unearned income less than the amount listed below for
your household size?
2 persons-$2378 4 persons-$3497 6 persons-$4616 8 persons-$4826
3 persons-$2937 5 persons-$4056 7 persons-$4721 9 persons-$4931
If you answered YES to all of the above questions, you may be eligible
for child care assistance.
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THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FORM
The application can be submitted at any OFS
Family Assistance parish office or you can call 1-888-LAHELPU (1-888-524-3578)
for assistance.
An interview is not required for the CCAP program, but the following verification of information must be provided:
* 4 most recent check stubs for all jobs for each household member who
is working
* Proof of any of these types of income if received by any household members:
child support, adoption subsidy, alimony, SSI, Social Security, Veteran's
Administration benefits, Unemployment Compensation, Worker's Compensation,
and any other retirement or disability benefits
* For any adult or parent seeking employment, a written statement signed
by that person indicating the number of hours each week he will actively
look for work.
* For any adult or parent (including a minor unmarried parent age 16 or
older whose child is in need of care) attending school, statement from the
educational or job training program verifying hours of attendance each week
and the anticipated date of completion
* Social Security cards or proof of application for Social Security cards
for all household members
Note: Social security numbers are not required for Child Care Assistance
eligibility and eligibility cannot be denied for failure to provide social
security numbers. If provided, social security numbers may be used to verify
income and need for assistance or for data collection or statistical purposes.
* Birth certificates for all children in the home.
* Proof of citizenship or alien status of children in need of care.
* Verification of disability (doctor’s statement, etc) if not receiving
SSI, Social Security Disability benefits, or VA Disability benefits.
* Immunization verification for all children in need of care.