LafayetteLady
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Most states don't increase welfare if you have children while on welfare, and honestly cash assistance really doesn't pay enough to "get rich" off the system.
LafayetteLady,in my area,it's a cottage industry pumping out babies to get government assistance.My mom used to work with the state's child support branch and dealt with several mothers 18 years old with 2 to 4 babies[I'm not kidding].If they can't draw extra welfare for having the baby,they'll get what the locals call a "crazy check",a monthly government check for having any number of mental issues.All you need is a Doctor willing to sign off on it and the money rolls in every month.If I remember correctly,it was 20/20 that did a piece on this several years ago[at least 10 years ago],even tried interviewing a guy I know very well that has/had at least 6 kids drawing a "crazy check".This guy has 17 kids I know of[although 2 have died] ranging in age from mid to upper 30's to one still in diapers.The reason 20/20 did the piece on this area was the percentage of people drawing this money was so much higher here than any where else in the country,but nothing has changed due to the airing of the problem.
It used to be easy to get disability for almost any issue. That isn't the case anymore. As of just a few years ago, the people who could get disability the easiest was people with substance abuse issues, but Social Security is cracking down on that now as well (and they should). Regardless, the concept that people receiving "crazy checks" are living the high life is something stated by those who actually have never received it and have no idea how little these people receive.
Social Security Disability (your "crazy check") doesn't determine the amount by the disability, but by the person's work history. Yes, there is a supplemental payment for children of the disabled, but it is a portion of the parent's amount. In other words if a single mother who never worked a day in her life gets disability, she isn't going to get much, likely less than a thousand dollars a month. Her children will receive a check that must be placed in a beneficiary trust account for a small percentage of the parent's amount. In other words, the children's accounts can not be used for the parents' enjoyment. Portions are allowed for rent, food, and necessities for the children. This account can be audited at any time.
Not only that, but the amount they received in "crazy checks" will make them ineligible for other assistance such as food stamps, housing and cash assistance.
No offense, but your mother worked with the child support division, NOT social services. They are two different agencies and they do NOT work together, aside from Child Support reporting to Social Services if someone applying owes or is paid/owed child support. So while no disrespect to your mother is intended, she really wasn't in a position to know what is happening on the welfare end of things.
As someone else mentioned, there are examples of welfare fraud, but they aren't the majority of people collecting welfare, and honestly people who are receiving assistance and "living on the government dole" are typically living at or below the poverty level.
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