B-640-FITAP Income Limits

Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-640-FITAP Income Limits Effective Date January 1, 2023

1 of 3 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

B-641-FITAP - PO FITAP INCOME LIMITS

B-641-1-FITAP - PO Determination of Eligibility and Grant Amount

If the total countable income is equal to or greater than the flat grant amount for the assistance unit size, the assistance unit is ineligible.

If total countable income is less than the flat grant amount for the number in the assistance unit, the deficit rounded down, if $10 or more, is the grant amount. If deficit is less than $10, the assistance unit is FITAP eligible but no grant is paid.

B-641-1-1-FITAP - PO Flat Grant Amount

Number of Persons

Flat Grant Amount 1

$244 2

$376 3

$484 4

$568 5

$654 6

$732 7

$804 8

$882 9

$954 10

$1,024 11

$1,102 12

$1,180 13

$1,260 14

$1,340 15

$1,424 16

$1,514 17

$1,582 18

$1,678 18+

See Note 1

Note 1: To determine the amount for households exceeding 18 persons, add the flat grant amount for the number in excess of 18 to the flat grant amount for 18 persons and subtract $100.

Example: The flat grant for 18 people is $1,678; the household size is 19 people. What is the new FITAP grant amount for 19 people?

Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-640-FITAP Income Limits Effective Date January 1, 2023

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FITAP Grant for 18 people

$1,678 FITAP Grant for 1 person + 244

= 1,922

- 100 FITAP Grant for 19 people = $1,822

B-642-FITAP - PO RESERVED

II. PROCEDURES

B-643-FITAP - PR ROUNDING PROCEDURES IN LITE

INCOME WORKSHEET

 ON THE EARNED INCOME – PAYMENTS PAGE: o ENTER THE START AND END DATES FOR THE WORKSHEET o SELECT ‘BUILD WORKSHEET’.  IN THE INCOME WORKSHEET DETAILS SECTION ENTER: o INCOME DATES o AMOUNTS PAID o HOURLY RATE o NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED o ACTUAL/ONGOING/PROSPECTIVE o REASONS TO EXCLUDE FROM AVERAGE, o VERIFICATION TYPE, AND o COMMENTS, IF ANY.

LITE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUND THE INCOME AND APPLY THE CONVERSION FACTOR BASED ON THE INFORMATION ENTERED IN THE WORKSHEET.

* ANTICIPATED INCOME BY AMOUNT/HOUR/FREQUENCY **

 IN THE ANTICIPATED INCOME BY AMOUNT/HOUR/FREQUENCY SECTION: o ENTER THE AMOUNT PER HOUR o NUMBER OF HOURS o VERIFICATION TYPE

LITE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUND THE INCOME AND APPLY THE CONVERSION FACTOR BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.

Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-640-FITAP Income Limits Effective Date January 1, 2023

3 of 3 LITE ROUNDING LOGIC

 MULTIPLE PAYMENTS ENTERED ON WORKSHEET (WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY/SEMI- MONTHLY): LITE WILL ADD ALL PAY ENTERED, ROUND, DIVIDE BY NUMBER OF ENTRIES, ROUND, APPLY CONVERSION FACTOR, AND ROUND.

 ONE PAYMENT ENTERED ON WORKSHEET (MONTHLY): LITE WILL CONSIDER THE SINGLE PAY SOURCE, APPLY THE CONVERSION FACTOR, AND ROUND.

 ANTICIPATED INCOME BY AMOUNT/HOUR/FREQUENCY: LITE WILL START CALCULATIONS WITH THE AMOUNT PER HOUR, ROUND, MULTIPLE BY NUMBER OF HOURS PER FREQUENCY, ROUND, APPLY CONVERSION FACTOR, ROUND.

AVERAGE CALCULATION METHOD

IN THE AVERAGE CALCULATION METHOD SECTION SELECT:  ANTICIPATED INCOME BY AMOUNT/HOUR/FREQUENCY OR  WORKSHEET DETAILS  ENTER COMMENTS IF NEEDED  SELECT NEXT

LITE WILL CALCULATE THE MONTHLY EARNED INCOME AVERAGE BASED ON THE ROUNDING LOGIC.

REVIEW THE BUDGETED INCOME ON THE EARNED INCOME – AVERAGE SCREEN TO DETERMINE IF BUDGETING ERRORS WERE MADE. MAKE DATA ENTRY CORRECTIONS, IF NEEDED.

III. FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

There are no forms and instructions associated with this policy.

IV. REFERENCES

LAC 67:III.1229