The FIP caseload has declined by 60.4 percent since March 1994, when the caseload counted 226,863 FIP cases. We expect these positive results to continue. Current and former FIP recipients continue to receive employment supports that enable them to become self-sufficient. Some of those supports include day care and food stamps. April data show 64,905 families qualified for day care assistance from FIA, representing 118,045 children.
Families receiving the benefits get a check instead of food stamp coupons.