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K.T.A.P. Information
(502)564-7050
Frequently
Asked Questions about KTAP
Temporary cash assistance to families - Help finding a
job
Help getting
training that leads to a job.
Click here
for address and phone number of the Department
of Community Based Services office nearest you.
KYCARES Resource Directory
KyCARES
is an online services/information directory and guide for Federal, State and
Community Providers which can help you connect with providers offering basic
services like housing, food, childcare, transportation, benefits information,
and much more. From home, the office, the local library, or anywhere you can
access the Internet, the answers to your service questions are at your
fingertips.
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Kentucky
Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) Data Book
Specific program information, and associated individual county information.
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
EITC is a federal
income tax credit for low-income workers who are eligible for
and claim the credit. The credit reduces the amount of tax an
individual owes, and may be returned in the form of a refund.
For more information about EITC, go to the following Web
Sites:
Ombudsman
If you have gone through
normal channels and your problem is still not solved, you may get
help from the Office of the Ombudsman.
Click here to go to the OMBUSMAN pages.
Call 1-800-372-2973 or
1-800-627-4702 (TTY)
The Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program
(KTAP) provides financial and medical assistance to needy dependent children in Kentucky and the parents, or relatives, with whom the children are living.
For more information about KTAP, click here.
Frequently
Asked Questions about KTAP
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How do I
apply for K-TAP?
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What
happens when a K-tap person goes to work?
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What
happens if k-tap is discontinued due to work?
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What are
the income and resource limits?
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HOW CAN
I FIND SPECIFIC PROGRAM INFORMATION ABOUT K-TAP?
1.
How do I apply
for k-tap?
A family may apply for K-TAP and other
assistance at the local Community Based Services Offices in
the county where the family lives. For additional information
about K-TAP, contact your local Department
for Community Based Services Office.
2.
What happens when
a k-tap person goes to work?
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The K-TAP check does not always stop.
The earnings may not be counted for two months
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When the earnings are counted in the
K-TAP case, certain deductions are allowed
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A family member may also get help with
things needed in order to keep working
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If an adult member of the K-TAP case
works 30 hours or more per week for at least minimum wage
for 90 days and the family continues to get K-TAP, the
adult may get a work incentive bonus of $250.
3.
What happens if
k-tap is discontinued due to work?
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The family may still get some help
such as: Medicaid, Food Stamps, and transportation for
work
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The family may get Employment
Retention services for up to 12 months
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Child care assistance may be received
as long as the family meets the guidelines for the Child
Care Assistance Program
4.
Income and
resource limits?
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Family Members |
Monthly Gross
Income Limits |
Maximum Payment
Amounts |
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1
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$742
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$186
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2
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$851
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$225
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3
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$974
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$262
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4
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$1096
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$328
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5
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$1218
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$383
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6
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$1340
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$432
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7
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$1462
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$482
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Your family may be eligible if the
resources of the family are not more than $2000.
Resources include cash on hand, checking, savings, stocks,
bonds, property and insurance policies. The home the
family lives in and one vehicle are not counted as resources.
5.
Specific K-tap
information?
Through this link you can locate specific
program information, including the Kentucky
Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) Data Book.
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