tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post5840355652616146505..comments2019-06-13T19:48:21.175-04:00Comments on Earth Mother Musings: Social Sevices?Earthy Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03779877184632811300noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-46853763967801347772012-05-09T20:50:49.028-04:002012-05-09T20:50:49.028-04:00I hope everything works out for your family. I un...I hope everything works out for your family. I understand where you are coming from. We also receive SNAP from the state of PA, and medical for my kids and me for the duration of my pregnancy. We had our recertification last December and I informed them that my husband's insurance plan through work was changing and instead of being the manageable $98 a month for me and him, it was going to be $400 a month, a very difficult amount to manage on one income. They told me not to worry, that they would count that as a required expense (which it is) and the SNAP benefits would not be altered. In March, we received a notice that not only did they not count the insurance as an expense, but they reduced our SNAP by over $100. I am a very crafty person, so we have not gone hungry, but I must say it takes a lot of creativity and patience to feed a family of 5 (and me pregnant) on what little we get. The life of the working poor is very hard.Eternal Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215035666673064384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-4166229918100772792012-04-30T04:57:16.284-04:002012-04-30T04:57:16.284-04:00I hope everything works out soon. Times as these a...I hope everything works out soon. Times as these are scary.Diandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570498251611083259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-36870384155810776862012-04-28T13:13:27.862-04:002012-04-28T13:13:27.862-04:00You are right the whole system is wrong. I wish I...You are right the whole system is wrong. I wish I was able to be self-sufficient without having to rely on the help of the state. Thank you for your prayers.Earthy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779877184632811300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-55249899505852567892012-04-28T11:37:37.609-04:002012-04-28T11:37:37.609-04:00This is just wrong on so many levels. It is wrong...This is just wrong on so many levels. It is wrong that there isn't a better system in place to let you know the status of your application. It is wrong that the worker has so many cases to handle that they obviously can't keep up with them (maybe they need more employees handling this). It is wrong that their office hours are so limited that you would have to miss work to resolve this problem quickly, when it is better if you are able to work enough to be self-sufficient without help from the state! The system is so broken. I am sorry that this is happening to you and your family. I hope you aren't offended by this, but I am praying for you.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204868800962456279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-75595472672089381682012-04-28T10:14:18.713-04:002012-04-28T10:14:18.713-04:00Thank you everyone for your support. I knew I cou...Thank you everyone for your support. I knew I couldn't be the only person to have problems with the system. But it makes me so sad to know others are going through the same thing. I wish there was a way for us all to change the way things are done.Earthy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779877184632811300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-17277059782259424772012-04-28T04:28:34.562-04:002012-04-28T04:28:34.562-04:00This is such an outragious story! I am so terribly...This is such an outragious story! I am so terribly sorry you have to go through thsi with your family! I am up in Canada and we personally have never had to deal with the government that BUT I have friends that have and the system here is just as bad. Single dad (friend of ours) had to wait 5 months after his wife abandoned him and their son to get any sort of assistance. Due to medical reasons he hadn't been able to work in years and that is how the goverment treated him. Truly my blessings and thoughts go out to you and your family! Loves and Light!!!GreenyWAHM~BeatriceSWhttp://www.greenywahm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-40657009011594023892012-04-27T23:42:33.747-04:002012-04-27T23:42:33.747-04:00It seems like this is happening to everyone, i sig...It seems like this is happening to everyone, i signed up to get assistance with the heating bill which was ridiculously large each month, i brought in everything, faxed whatever else I was missing, i go back to check on my status and they tell me I'm missing stuff, which I immediately called BS on because I fax confirmation from just about everything, someone had it on their desk and had to put it in the file and update the computer if I hadn't stressed to the woman what was happening I would have left there without anything done because the first woman kept insisting I needed to get the stuff again. Sometimes it is sheer laziness on the part of people who work there. <br /><br />I hope yours gets resolved soon.Aisha @The Bewitching Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747046019797410273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-41506306343488686392012-04-27T22:12:11.271-04:002012-04-27T22:12:11.271-04:00I am so sorry you are going through this. This is ...I am so sorry you are going through this. This is really a very common thing and the procedures are badly broken. I hope you are able to get this worked out quickly. I know how scary it can be when you have to make the decision between food and housing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631431407510444248.post-31454238405478229532012-04-27T22:00:44.930-04:002012-04-27T22:00:44.930-04:00Its a pretty common occurance unfortunately. Our b...Its a pretty common occurance unfortunately. Our benefits have been reduced because my DH was not informed that he had to turn in a paper with his work time (He has a job assignment so we get cash assistance). At his previous assignment the supervisor was responsible for turning it in. At this assignment the supervisor evidently doesn't do it herself. Though DH was just informed the other day that he isn't the one that's suppose to fill it out. So because the supervisor at the assigned work place made a mistake we are missing about $100 on our food stamps and cash assistance combined. So it'll take about a month to resolve it. Lovely huh.Salem Witch Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915867537411038658noreply@blogger.com