My state's website wants me to fill out a form that lists all the members of my household and disclose what the household income is. Problem is if I include my dad I most likely will not be able to qualify. And I can't like write on the form anywhere "yes I live at home with my dad and he makes well over $30k a year, but he won't help me financially unless he feels like it." I really don't know what to do. I keep running out of money and food, I need EBT and cash assistance but if I lie and don't include my dad or lie about the household income, that's fraud and I could get in a lot of trouble I can't handle.

The fuck am I supposed to do? Has any other comrades ran into anything like this before? I know every state is different but maybe someone else on here lives at home with a wealthy parent and still qualified for EBT.

Help!!

  • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Does your dad purchase and prepare food with you, or not? That's apparently what determines whether he counts as being part of your household.

    • ForcedBrandinization [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I was going to say that how do people with roommates apply? Would it be possible to consider him a roommate if he doesn't help with money/food with any regularity

      • GorbinOutOverHere [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Who counts as a member of my household?

        Anyone you live and buy/make food with counts a member of your household.

        You may live with people who don’t count as household members, like tenants who are renting a room, or adult children (22+) who buy/make their own food.

        Children (under 22) always count as household members, even if they buy/make their own food.

        Elderly (60+) and disabled people count as household members if you buy/make food for them, or you buy/make food together. If they live with you but buy/make food separately, they do not count as household members.

        This is for Indiana but it seems pretty much the same as the criteria used for my state, so, roommates shouldn't be considered as part of the same household unless they prepare/purchase food together (and tbh I would just lie even if you do it's not like the government will know unless somebody tattles on you)

        I specifically told the social worker who called me that I live with my gf and she's been paying rent but that doesn't matter because we're not married, not part of same household, and I didn't say shit about eating together

      • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Do you then share the food with him, or is he just giving you money to buy your own food? Basically if you're eating together or sharing food, I think it counts as him being part of the same household. If you're eating separately and not sharing food, though, then it isn't relevant that he gives you money on occasion, and he wouldn't count as part of your household.

        • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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          2 years ago

          No I eat the food alone and there's no sharing. So then I don't even need to mention my dad in the application form or his finances?

          • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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            2 years ago

            That's what it seems like based on my brief internet research. Here's the sources I consulted:

            https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility (see question "Who is in a SNAP household?")

            and

            https://eligibility.com/food-stamps/how-do-you-know-who-is-considered-part-of-your-household

    • GorbinOutOverHere [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Also have to be over the age of 22 unless it varies by state but that seems consistent with my state and the one random state I checked