Reply to "Guyanese Schenectady ranked most dangerous, poorest city in USA"

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skeldon_man posted:
SNAP is part of the welfare system. It is considered as public assistance. People with children who apply for SNAP will also get TANF(temporary Assistance to Needy Families) or cash. These allowances are good until the child(ren) reach the age of 18 or there is an improvement in their finances. Some of these folks who are on public assistance and have children over the age of 5 are required to work 20-30 hours per week.

SNAP benefits are given to you each month on a plastic card called an EBT(electronic benefits transfer) card, which works like a debit card. ... SNAP is a nutrition program. It is not a welfare cash assistance program (which is called TAFDC). You do not have to be receiving TAFDC to get SNAP — these are separate programs.

http://www.gettingfoodstamps.org/whatissnap.html

While the snap program is administered by the welfare dept, it is generally not considered "welfare" in the traditional sense.

10/5/1712:13 PM

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