·State program
Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP)
The Louisiana Department of Health's Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) provides cash assistance of $450 per month for each eligible child who resides with a qualified relative other than a parent.
What you get
Information, Services, as recorded:
- $450 per month
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Louisiana?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — grandparent, sibling, or other relative — count for this program?
- 03
What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts?
Our record lists 150% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
- 04
Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (null–18)?
- 05
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 06
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 07
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 08
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 09
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Income and asset limits
“qualified relative must have an annual income of less than 150% of the federal poverty threshold”
ldh.la.gov →Age of the person receiving care
“child must be under 18 years of age”
ldh.la.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“qualified relatives (either biological or adoptive): grandfather or grandmother”
ldh.la.gov →State residency
“child must be a resident of Louisiana”
ldh.la.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Visit CAFÉ SSP to apply online. If you require application assistance, go to a community partner in your area. To request an application by mail, call 888-LAHelp-U (888-524-3578) (1-888-524-3578).
Documents to bring
- documentation of income, birth, or baptismal record to show the child's age/relationship, a copy of the court-awarded custody documents or notarized statement, or other documents needed to establish the child's relationship to the qualified relative
Our record lists a decision timeline around 30 days — confirm the current timeline with the program.