Welfare Benefits

People have heard about welfare and government handouts in the newspapers, and social media. Many people have large concerns about who the government chooses to give money to. Many people also feel that multiple background checks should be performed and that all applicants should be drug tested before they receive benefits and during the period of time that they get paid. Since America’s work force is actually flipping the bill for these benefits, Americans have every right to be concerned with how the government spends the money.
“There are thirteen main types of welfare or government assistance” (Federal safety net). Some of the more common ones are Food Stamps or SNAP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ,and Aid to Families …show more content…
“First the person applying must have a lack of gainful employment” (Welfare info). That is obvious or the person would not be applying for welfare. “Next the applicant must be committed to being self-sufficient within a certain time frame” (welfare info). This means that the applicant is not committed to getting a job and making your own money within say nine months, the applicant will be denied. “Then, the applicant must be committed to cooperation” (Welfare info). A contract will be written up and signed that the applicant must follow to the letter. “All dependent children who receive the benefits of welfare must live in the home of the applicant. If those kids are minors, they must be in school and fully and appropriately immunized” (Welfare info). This too will be included in the contract and if they are violated or not met before the benefits are received the applicant can’t get the …show more content…
Many people that find themselves looking for government assistance are simply laid off due to budget cuts from the business that they worked at or they were injured in some kind of accident and missed too much work. Many people that are on welfare are only on it for a few months or a little more than a year. When reading the requirements for applying they are all pretty straight forward. An applicant has to be committed and very organized. For as many people that are out there on welfare it is not possible to keep out all the people that are going to abuse the system, but something needs to be done to make the system stronger so the people who need the help can get it relatively easy and the people that are trying to get through life by ripping others off cannot get paid. I want to help the people that work as hard as they can everyday but can’t make ends meet just as much as anyone else. Drug tests are not going to make getting accepted any harder for the honest people. They probably pee in a cup when they go to the doctors