Coping With Welfare Equals Losing 13 IQ Points

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53. In addition, if a recipient tries to collect on SNAP benefits

it is possible that the 90 day allowable limit to receive benefits will be insufficient. If a recipient is in the process for filing for Social Security disability benefits and takes on a job or volunteer work to meet the minimum 20 hour per week requirement, then the state department that decides whether that individual is eligible for SSDI may deem that the recipient is still employable. If a medical doctor is reluctant to sign Form 1836-A to indicate that the applicant is disabled (either physically or psychologically), then the applicant can fall through the cracks so that they no longer receive SNAP benefits while still awaiting approval from the state department that determines eligibility requirements for disability income.

That situation is occurring to me now and it provides additional stress for the person asking to receive aid. Essentially the government cuts the person off and leaves them in limbo as unemployable and unable to access any social programs while they are disabled. This forces people to have to rely on charitable assistance, indigent care programs and the kindness of others. It is difficult for people to feel abandoned by a system when they have contributed to that system for decades.