Quote: Scenario Two - you stay on assistance, H pays his $800 to the state (plus whatever they want to ding him for back support) you receive $350 but also free rent, Medicare, food stamps, access to other programs - all adding up to way more than $800
I don't receive free housing . . and if you read ANY of my last thread you would understand how deperately I need MORE money than I am receiving now. I can't afford diapers for the girls half the time. I can't afford to turn up my heat . . . I can't afford anything really. I am receiving the MAXIMUM I can receive . . . it's ALL WONDERFUL. But the cash just isn't enough. PLAIN AND SIMPLE . . . what I get isn't enough. YEAH I KNOW SO I NEED TO BUCK UP AND GET A JOB. I AM TRYING. I've reapplied with the local CarrerLink . . . it's like a temp agency. But work in this little town is hard to find.
If I do not start to receive more . . . I will have to give up the girls. I just went through this awful cycle. I CANNOT SUPPORT THEM. Yes . . maybe my H and I are poor when we are together . . . but at least I have help. I was going to give the girls up if he did not want them . . . because yes they have food and a roof over their heads. BUT IF I CANNOT AFFORD basic things . . .THEY DESERVE BETTER.
