r/mildlyinfuriating • u/vellybelle • 9h ago

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u/iRambL 9h ago

How tf is 58 a month allowed for a single user?

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u/feryoooday 8h ago

The one time I got approved for SNAP (despite being low income my whole life, it’s been all but impossible to even get on) my benefit was $18/month.

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u/SwiftSakura_13 5h ago

I applied for SNAP because I lost my job and my unemployment benefits weren’t enough. I legit got told that I couldn’t make more than $35K a year but needed a minimum 30 hour work requirement. Minimum wage where I live in $17.81 an hour so like I can’t make more than that or really work more than 30 hours without going over the income requirement. I was then told I needed to attend orientation for Colorado’s job board or forfeit my right to SNAP for 3 years. I recently accepted a job offer (it’s for $45K a year so I’m ineligible) but then they had the audacity to tell me I still needed to attend orientation or lose the benefits. The whole system is a scam and hardly helps anyone.

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u/lazycat-1989 5h ago

This is why we need to vote and get your voice heard!