Money: Today, I was denied food stamp assistance. Apparently, you need...

By Anonymous - 26/01/2011 14:41 - United States

Today, I was denied food stamp assistance. Apparently, you need to work 20 hours a week while being a full time student to qualify or have a work study. I was recently suspended from my work study for calling off because my aunt died, and if I worked 20 hours a week, why would I need food stamps? FML

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By Anonymous - 26/01/2022 05:01

Today, I was yet again denied food stamps. They think I make $1000 a week with only 25 hours a week. Each time I have to apply, they say, "We get that number from your pay stubs." They don't understand that those are four separate weeks. I'm sure it's illogical for a part time bagger to make $40 an hour before taxes. FML

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By SapphireRaven - 07/09/2009 05:04 - United States

Today, I found out that I was denied for work study eligibility by my college. I went to my financial advisor to ask why. It wasn't my grades or attendance. Apparently my father makes too much money for me to get a job at the school. My dad was fired 3 months ago and has been out of work since. FML

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By Learn to read people - 05/01/2024 06:00 - United States

Today, my kids and I starved during the holidays because of the incompetent case workers at the food stamp office. I was denied because according to them, I make $1200 a week of unemployment. They put what I make monthly as weekly on their end. Their apology? “Sorry, you have to apply again.” FML

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By Momguilt - 06/09/2024 21:00 - United States - Anaheim

Today, after I felt bad for living off food stamps and government assistance so I could be home with my kids after their dad died, I decided to go to school and get a career to support them. Now that I’m working, I feel bad for not having much time to spend with them. I can’t win. FML

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By Brokeasajoke - 30/04/2022 14:00

Today, my Food Stamp application was denied because my income is apparently “too high”. I pay $1800 in rent and water, $130 for the phone and internet bill, $400 on credit cards, $150 for electricity, and $120 on car insurance. Nice to know they expect me to eat with $50/month. FML

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By Cron - 28/08/2022 00:00

Today, my time-off request was denied because I'd said on my application that I have “open availability.” This is normally true, except my mother passed away and I need to travel to go to her funeral. I attempted to appeal, but ended up fired for “misleading” the company by “lying on a job application.” FML

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By Day - 21/01/2022 02:01

Today, I got an email stating that my scholarship request was denied, 51 days after applying with no response. I'm now forced to drop-out from my college degree because I ran out of money, and I've been unsuccessful at finding a job for two years either, thanks to Covid. FML

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By Jesse Thames - 16/05/2019 04:03

Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/01/2016 05:41 - United States - Spring

Today, my boss got mad at me because I told her that I wouldn't be able to work two days out of the week, due to college classes. She then cut back my hours so much that I now only work one day a week. I got the job in the first place to pay for my college classes. FML

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By Jobless - 10/12/2016 03:35

Today I was fired from my job. They fired me because they couldn't work around my college schedule. The only reason they hired me was because they were looking for college students and without a job I can't go back to school. FML

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ejejeje 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 18:59

seriously. our economy is backwards. why the **** would you apply for assistance when you don't ******* need it.

SirRager 9

Wednesday 26 January 2011 19:01

Hooray for health care! This is why I'm moving to Canada.

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rawrzy 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 20:51

This is why I'm going into the military, there's no way I'd be able to go to college otherwise.

dwkiely 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 21:07

that same shit happened to me bro it's stupid government screws u every way possible

repede 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 21:09

because 20 hours a week is barely anything at all... lol...

ejd131 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 21:16

I am a full time college student and also have a job and I receive food stamp assistance... I obviously work at least 20 hours a week which is not nearly enough to pay for all of my bills and food. I was having to work over 30 last semester before I received assistance and my grades suffered for it. anyone who bitches about people getting food stamps needs to stfu until they have a clue what they're talking about. some people really need it. on the other hand, op, it's not difficult to work 20 hours a week while in school. if you can't do that you shouldn't be receiving money from anyone

Sammansix 3

Wednesday 26 January 2011 21:25

No wonder, op is a woman

talktomandybaby 8

Wednesday 26 January 2011 21:29

awe.im sorry.that really sucks.FYL.it really sucks that Obama is a suckish President.. even if the economy was screwed up before Obama...he isnt fixing it...so everyone can stfu if your are giving OP shit about not having money or cant apply for foodstamps. sooo like really? k?kayyyy.thank youuu...and rude commenters stfu!have a great day!(:

odexy 12

Wednesday 26 January 2011 21:50

Get the f off the internet if you can't afford food?

dougan 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 23:03

Agreed. I half of my friends paid for college themselves by working fast-food in highschool and waitering during college. If you know you're going to have trouble paying for school, why didn't you plan ahead? Or take a major where you can do internships in your field of study. Money you save from internships should definitely help pay off college. For the people who can't find jobs now, I know it's very situational, but I can't help but find it hard to believe that you can't find jobs. I'm curious, but is it your fault for not being able to find a job? Did you drop out of highschool, or take a college degree that you knew could get you nowhere (like English), or are you just being picky?

96tdl 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 22:25

Yea poor thing I work 60 hours a week and am still hardly getting by. If you worked 20 hours a week you'd still need a lot of help.

suckmyballsnegro 0

Wednesday 26 January 2011 22:59

Depending on what kind of job/pay you have, 20hrs/week is NOT enough to live on. At all.

sallen0046 4

Wednesday 26 January 2011 23:15

Wait, you legitimately thought that you got to receive government assistance for going to school part time? If you're not a full time student, you have time to work. Look for a new job. If going to school only part time is too demanding, you need to back down the number of classes you're taking even further. You're not a child, you need to learn how to manage your time so you can get an education and support yourself.