BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana welfare recipients will be prohibited from spending the federal assistance at lingerie shops, tattoo parlors, nail salons and jewelry stores, under new limits enacted by state social services officials.
The Department of Children and Family Services announced the emergency regulations late Thursday. They cover the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program — commonly known as welfare benefits — and the Kinship Care Subsidy Program.
Both programs pay cash assistance to low-income families for items like food, clothing and housing.
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They should also have to do some work for the money.
ReplyDeleteAt least here in Maryland there is no restrictions on how to spend the states welfare cash that is loaded on your SNAP card. We get to go and buy our beer, cigarettes and eat at out with the cash.
ReplyDelete3:31 - and means testing..if they have an iPhone or a Bling Benz...test for alcohol, drugs, tobacco - instant disqualifiers!
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