Originally Posted by
this8384
The whole problem here, and I'm sure you know this by now, is that you didn't report your partner on your initial application. I'm curious as to why your case worker let you file without reporting your live-in partner's income, knowing full well that it existed.
You are right, I did leave out that part. I have no income whatsoever. I was on disability leave from my company until they laid me off, and the insurance let me go. In order to get food stamps, in the State of Florida, I have to prove that I get some form of income.
(this is stupid, because it discriminates against the homeless.)
So my girlfriend had to write a letter stating that she is supporting me and gives me X amount of money each week. Which is bogus, since both of our names are on our checking account, which they saw. So in effect she did not have to file, that I could file as an individual. We both thought it best that she not file at the time. She had interviews with three different hospitals, and if she was hired, they would have to terminate our food stamps immediately. Now you know that no job pays you right off the bat, so that could have potentially caused problems. Once she started getting paid, I would have then, as I did once before a few years back, reported it, and stopped my stamps.
Also, this has nothing to do with you being a same-sex couple. I used to rent to a lesbian couple; they received state assistance, no problem. All they did was list who lived in the household and provided proof of income.
In a previous entry, I told everyone what the lady that called said. The same phrase over and over. "Since you are not related, or married, she must file separately, and we cannot help you." Which as I stated before, and provided the web links to, contradicts both Federal and state rules.
I'm also confused as to how her making "$13.50 a week too much" has any bearing. Our case worker told us as long as we're close to the level amount, then we'll continue getting assistance; I can't possibly see them denying you because of an extra $54 each month.