What kind of help do single parents get in America?
Posted by admin on Jan 29, 2010
I’m a single mum in Australia and i’m just trying to see how every one gets along in life if they can’t wok with a little one.
A single parent receives $580AUD one week then $280AUD the following week, this is alternated fortnightly. We don’t receive food stamps. I have 2 girls so i do receive a little extra. Without judgment can i have some information about what americans receive?
We also have "medicare" free health care to any australian no matter what they earn, do you have something similar?
what is WIC? and section 8?
there are programs offered through the government here that help poor people, but you have to qualify for them by showing proof of income and expenses, nothing in America is given automatically to everyone. We do not have health care. If your job offers medical insurance, you pay a lowered fee for care, but you also have to pay for the health care plan. For example, my DH pays about $300 USD a month to get health care through his job. If your job does not offer health care, and you are poor enough, then you can apply for Medicaid, which is govt health care. Then the doctors and nurses treat you like crap and you can only go to places that accept the govt medical care. Where I live, they only give medical to children and pregnant women, so even poor single parents can be stuck without any health care and out of pocket it is VERY expensive.
WIC is a program for women and kids up to 5 years. They give you milk and cereal and cheese and formula for babies if you are poor and you qualify.
There are food stamps if you are poor you can apply for. They give you money basically but you can only spend it on food at the grocery. Where I live, a mom and 3 kids only gets about $350 USD for food for a month, which if you have kids that are older and eat as much ascan adult, isn’t really enough to pay for all your food, but it helps a lot.
Section 8 is a housing program. Again, you have to be very poor to get this. They give money to pay for you to rent a house or apartment. The place you rent has to accept section 8 money for you to be able to live there. Unfortunately, because of the amount of very trashy people on section 8 and the amount of crime and drugs that seem to be prevalent in areas that accept it, only the neighborhoods that are very poor and trashy and unsafe usually accept section 8, so if you are decent and want to send your kids to a decent school and not have to worry about then getting shot on a street corner, even if you qualify for section 8, it is of no use.
There is also a program that gives you a monthly check to help support your family, but it is very hard to get from what I’ve seen.
There is also unemployment, which is where if you lose your job, for a little while they will give you some money to get by till you find another. It doesn’t last long though and not everyone can get it. It depends on a lot of factors.
That’s pretty much America’s support system for single parents or poor people.
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i dont know about now, but 8 years ago it was, for 1 child a month
$350.00 foodstamps
$350.00 cash assisstance oe welfare
$free medicaid
wic i cant remember how much but you do get free milk for the baby
a shyt load of regular milk, about 6 boxes of ceral,4pgs cheese, beans, eggs, and lots more
help with paying bills
of course they have section 8
day care 4c
and help paying for school
along with school loans etc, differs from state to state
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I am a single dad, but I’ve been fortunent in that I didn’t need extra help- although I can certainly see why one would.. doing it alone isn’t easy!
Not everyone in the U.S. has free health care. I don’t. I do have some benefits through my work though, which is nice.
We have programs like food stamps, and WIC, and assistance with healthcare and such. Like I said, I’ve been lucky enough not to need it, but it is available for those who do. It can be hard (and a hassle) to go through all the paperwork which is a shame, but it is there.
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there are programs offered through the government here that help poor people, but you have to qualify for them by showing proof of income and expenses, nothing in America is given automatically to everyone. We do not have health care. If your job offers medical insurance, you pay a lowered fee for care, but you also have to pay for the health care plan. For example, my DH pays about $300 USD a month to get health care through his job. If your job does not offer health care, and you are poor enough, then you can apply for Medicaid, which is govt health care. Then the doctors and nurses treat you like crap and you can only go to places that accept the govt medical care. Where I live, they only give medical to children and pregnant women, so even poor single parents can be stuck without any health care and out of pocket it is VERY expensive.
WIC is a program for women and kids up to 5 years. They give you milk and cereal and cheese and formula for babies if you are poor and you qualify.
There are food stamps if you are poor you can apply for. They give you money basically but you can only spend it on food at the grocery. Where I live, a mom and 3 kids only gets about $350 USD for food for a month, which if you have kids that are older and eat as much ascan adult, isn’t really enough to pay for all your food, but it helps a lot.
Section 8 is a housing program. Again, you have to be very poor to get this. They give money to pay for you to rent a house or apartment. The place you rent has to accept section 8 money for you to be able to live there. Unfortunately, because of the amount of very trashy people on section 8 and the amount of crime and drugs that seem to be prevalent in areas that accept it, only the neighborhoods that are very poor and trashy and unsafe usually accept section 8, so if you are decent and want to send your kids to a decent school and not have to worry about then getting shot on a street corner, even if you qualify for section 8, it is of no use.
There is also a program that gives you a monthly check to help support your family, but it is very hard to get from what I’ve seen.
There is also unemployment, which is where if you lose your job, for a little while they will give you some money to get by till you find another. It doesn’t last long though and not everyone can get it. It depends on a lot of factors.
That’s pretty much America’s support system for single parents or poor people.
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Here it is based on income you don’t get things just because. If you make very little money you get food stamps but that is anyone. The same for health care, housing (but the housing is really bad and substandard in most cases), You can get some cash if you are poor but it is like 380 a month which is nothing and only for 5 years in your life. After that you are cut off. WIC is a program that gives you free supplemental food for you and your childs development. It is not enough for the month but you get forumula and for older kids, milk eggs, peanut butter etc. All of these prgrams are income based and not if you are a single parent or not. YOu get no more or less if you are married or single. Also many of them require you to work or be looking for work. They give you job training and set up with jobs. It is supposed to be tempary help
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