food stamp

She had a child at 18, relied on food stamps and lives with her father, in part because of high housing costs.

Mai, who has been a permanent resident and green card holder for over 40 years, receives Social Security disability benefits and food stamps.

Welfare agencies were swamped with requests for emergency cash assistance and food stamp applications while the municipal civil service was hit with illness, death and a wave of early retirements.

Lee spent her childhood handling the welfare checks and food stamps, preparing meals and working odd jobs around her school hours.

Lee managed the household and bought groceries with food stamps.