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Originally Posted by nikki1920
I know the state of SC has that kind of program. Whether or not it works, I don't know. If a FS recipient does not attend the employment and training orientation, then their benefits stop until they do OR they can be exempted from it. Budgeting is not a high priority.
IASK: if a person is making no progress because there are simply no jobs available, then what? How do you determine progress?
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This is true in Michigan as well. Additionally, unless you are a parent, there is no welfare. Our only welfare is ADC (Aid for Dependent Children). There is also the Bridge Card (food stamps, basically, in the form of a debit type card) but they aren't for all that much, really.. not nearly as much as I spend on groceries, even if I eliminate the basics, and they are only good for food, not toilet paper, soap, etc. There are food banks also. There is Section 8 housing, but you still have to pay something for that. The thing I see getting abused most is Social Security Disability. I know of people on SSD who are working under the table and collecting their SSD. If they can work, they shouldn't be eligible for SSD.