Disaster Food Stamp Pre-Application Program

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

DISASTER FOOD STAMP PROGRAM (DFSP)

PRE-APPLICATION

For more information, call: 1-888-LA-HELP-U (1-888-524-3578)

Low- to moderate-income Louisiana residents may be eligible for Disaster Food Stamp benefits in the event of a natural disaster. Exact eligibility requirements for Disaster Food Stamp benefits are announced at the time of a disaster. Current Food Stamp recipients who are eligible for additional benefits will receive them automatically. However, all low- to moderate-income Louisianans who do not currently receive Food Stamps are encouraged to pre-apply for Disaster Food Stamp benefits online or by phone. Pre-applying will speed the issuance of benefits if a Disaster Food Stamp
Program is activated and the applicant meets eligibility requirements.
After a disaster, applicants will need to visit a Disaster Food Stamp
Program site, show identification and provide or confirm application
information. Applicants will have their eligibility determined at a
Disaster Food Stamp Program site, and will receive benefits if determined eligible.

Pre-apply online at
> www.dss.louisiana.gov or by calling
1-888-LA-HELP-U (1-888-524-3578)

Some things you should know

*The pre-application does not guarantee issuance of benefits

*Eligibility requirements will not be announced until the time of a
disaster

*Pre-applicants will receive benefits only if the parish they reside
in is officially declared part of the DFSP area, and only if they meet the eligibility guidelines

*All low- to moderate-income Louisianans should pre-apply as part of
their routine hurricane season preparations, as anyone in any parish could potentially be eligible for benefits in the event of a disaster

*Applicants will need to visit (or have their authorized
representative visit) a DFSP site to actually apply for DFSP and receive benefits (if determined eligible)

*The benefit of pre-applying is reduced waiting time for
pre-applicant at a DFSP site

Before you apply (on line or by phone) have the following ready:
§ Name, social security number, and birth date for each household
member

§ Parish where you currently live

§ Residential address

§ Net monthly income for each household member

§ Liquid resources for each household member, such as:

o Cash on Hand

o Checking Accounts

o Savings Accounts

o Certificates of Deposit (CDs)

o Money Market Accounts

§ Your Louisiana Driver’s License number, if you have one

§ You will need to select a user ID and password before the
pre-application is submitted

* TO NOT to share your user ID or password with anyone
* You will have to submit an electronic signature at the end of the
pre-application which certifies that all of the information you entered is true and correct to the best of your knowledge
* Ensure that you CLOSE BROWSER after finishing and submitting
pre-application