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Originally Posted by frogza
I say sure, let them spend the money any way they see fit. That said, I think there should be a time limit for welfare, say three years. Spend those three years wasting money and time or preparing for the cutoff day, I don't care, just don't come whining for more when the times up and you wasted it.
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there is a federal time clock for welfare (tanf) in the united states.
it is five years.
the set up of that five years is determined by the individual states.
some states let individuals use all sixty months at once.
my state allows you to be on the system for 24 months, then you must be off of it for 24 months before you can receive again.
in my state, welfare is called "work first." in order to receive a check you must do a whole slew of things which includes working or doing job training at least 35 hours per week. if you do not do it, you go into sanction and do not receive your check for that month.
that being said, most of the people that receive "welfare" in this area also receive SSI. people that receive SSI are considered unable to work, thus they can receive the SSI and the "welfare" check for their children without doing the work requirements.
non SSI recipients generally do not receive "welfare" for any length of time due to all the crap you have to go through to actually get a check.
also, the average "welfare" check in our state is $236 dollars per month.
you can't do much on $236 dollars per month.