skeldon_man posted:I worked 5 years for the welfare system. The programs are for low income people.
SNAP is a nutrition program. It is not a welfare cash assistance program. If you do get cash and food stamp, both benefits are loaded to your EBT card and you can only withdraw the cash part of your benefits. The rest of the benefits must be redeemed for food. If you do live below certain income level, you do get these benefits administered by DHS. There are about 8 different programs like SNAP, TANF, AABD...
I know of a Guyanese lady(about 75 years old), never worked a day in her life in US, yet she collects FS and cash, rent, etc. She is considered a welfare recipient.
Apparently for a person working in the system for 5 years, you are not discerning of the term.
This definition may assist us in a consensus.
Welfare dependency is the state in which a person or household is reliant on government welfare benefits for their income for a prolonged period of time, and without which they would not be able to meet the expenses of daily living. The United States Department of Health and Human Services defines welfare dependency as the proportion of all individuals in families which receive more than 50 percent of their total annual income from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food stamps, and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.[1] Typically viewed as a social problem, it has been the subject of major welfare reform efforts since the mid-20th century, primarily focused on trying to make recipients self-sufficient through paid work. While the term "welfare dependency" can be used pejoratively, for the purposes of this article it shall be used to indicate a particular situation of persistent poverty.