It's pretty fucked up that the government discourages people from trying to get out of their social programs like that.
I think what thingstodo was saying is that you're basically living off of taxpayers and the charity of others. In that dire of a situation every penny counts, so $5 for burgers should be out of the question, especially if this is on a regular basis. $10 can pay for 2 fast food meals, or it can buy enough bread, tuna, ramen noodles, and a couple veggies (to cut up and put in the ramen so it's a little more than salt-laden filler
) to keep you fed for days. And it's a lot healthier too--which is important as well. Once I ditched the constant fast food and TV dinners I started feeling a hell of a lot better and more energetic.
And lafemmefatale had a good idea, look for work that pays under the table. If you can do manual labor, look for construction sites with a lot of Mexicans. Only thing is if you get caught that'd probably screw up your benefits, too.