I have a food stamps question..?

technically, you dont live with her because you rent from her. get a receipt or have her write something. also, if shes giving away food stamps, she can get in trouble for wellfare fraud. you just may have to turn her in.

You are and adult you should be able to apply for your own food stamps. If it is your card tell your mom she needs to save a decent amount on the card for you because you are struggling ,or you will tell DSS what is going on. So then legally your mom cannot use them . I would go down anyways and just ask whatever ??? You have without getting your mom in trouble just to get an idea of your options and you should talk to your mom when she is in a better mood and just say you have been struggling and you just want to make sure you have enough food stamps for you and your son each month .

Do you pay rent? you have receipts you are living 'on your own;. Call the caseworker ASAP. I have never heard of any state requiring 22 to be the age if the adult has a child. YOU can apply and get your own card. Let them know your mom uses the card for others to use. and that you live in a duplex, with one half used by you, one half by family. You should be considered an 'emancipated minor' meaning that you are independent, and not dependent on family to care for you any more since you have your own child.

Well it seems that the reason for your mother behavior is that since you are not working and unable to pay the rent then that put her out of pocket. If the food stamp is in your mothers name then by all means it belongs to her and she can claim for it and you will have to hand it over.Now that you have solicit for your card it will show up in the records that your mother had claim for you and the kids,more than likely they might revoke your mothers Card. The best suggestion is that you continue to process your card. Your Mother will be called and will have to update her information in order for her to continue receiving help from the government. Now that you are a mother someday you will come to understand why your mother is reacting in this manner. What you have to understand is that in life a person can only have one real mother no matter how she behaves,luckly for you that she is still alive and you have the opportunity to make it up to her. Mothers love for their children is eternal and so look down into your heart ask why is that she has change and forgive her. Give her a hug and mend things up,but all the same don´t go back and live with her battle your own canoe and you will survive and at the end both of you will be much more happier. So give her back her card for now that you are given help let her have her card,I guess that this is what is also effecting the relationship between you both.

go meet your worker. bring Your kids and their birth certificates . bring your award letter for your cash assistance. tell your worker that you need to separate your case from your mothers and tell her why. be honest with them. it would be a grate deal easier for you if you had a rent receipt proving that you are paying her rent.

also rent a PO box for your correspondence with welfare and food stamps. this will keep everyone else out of your business and their hands out of your kids cookie jar. those food stamps were issued for your children as well as the money awarded for their care. NOT your mother's friends.

one other thing you can ans should do is inform the worker. that you are trying to move out but can't get the money up to because of the drain on you assistance money. do not worry about mom getting in trouble, she is taking food from you babies and giving it away to others. so your responsibility lies to protect your kids. mom is an adult.

now you must do all you can to find a job, and to save money to move. it will be very hard and stressful, but you have to put your kids first and bite the bullet. you can do this.

you are 21 years old with a family of your own. it is time you stood up and tool your and their lives in hand and stop letting others including you mother herd you around like livestock.

while you are there apply for or get information about housing assistance. also if there is a cap Program in you area you may get some help with finding our own place from them. i just remembered. you can go to an atm machine and withdraw every penny of your assistance money. or when you buy food get cash back on the card. go with out mom tagging along and put - hide the money in a safe place.

I never knew that you needed to be 22 if you were living at home. That doesn't make sense as what you are describing (someone else spending the money) is why they normally give it to the person the foodstamps are for. I would check (especially if your mom is the one saying you have to be 22. OR you can move out. Check with DSS and have them help you find your own place.

if you need the food stamps for you and your child why don't you simply apply for your own card? i do not know much about food stamps and i'm not sure if they will divide them between you. but if you apply for your own then you would have your own account and not have to worry about her account. good luck.

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i have never heard you had to be 22. where i live if you have a child and you live at home *paying rent* all your parents have to do is sign a document declaring how much you pay and you are good to go. maybe you should contact your local DSS office and talk to them about the issue. they may be more help. make sure they know that you pay rent. good luck.

You can get your own card- social services will just sue your mom for child support.