When considering family resources, the family vehicle should not be a factor in establishing benefit eligibility. A reliable mode of transportation is a necessity to access resources to ensure our basic needs, employment and (in general) life. Granted, public transportation could be a means to assess resources and substitute the place of a vehicle. However where I reside, public transportation is not reliable and it’s underdeveloped; thereby eliminating the argument that public transportation is a viable resource in our county. “The procedures for handling vehicles are determined at the state level. States have the option of substituting the vehicle rules used in their TANF assistance programs for SNAP vehicle rules when it results in a lower attribution of household assets. A number of States exclude the entire value of the household’s primary vehicle as an asset. In States that count the value of vehicles, the fair market value of each licensed vehicle that is not excluded is evaluated. Currently 39 States exclude the value of all vehicles entirely. 11 States totally exclude the value of at least one vehicle per household” (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). …show more content…
When these trust funds are established, the protected asset is excluded in the resource formula calculation determining eligibility for benefits such as housing vouchers, food stamps and Medicaid. This legal loophole is mind boggling and causes me fits of insanity when I come across these situations. Purposefully being vague, I am aware of a hand full of individual whom have established protected trust funds, including two individuals who are considered multi- millionaires; yet these individuals are able to access many of the benefits discussed in this week’s readings and it’s done legitimately based on the current laws in
Transportation in the region has a long and successful past. However, public transportation has consistently taken a back seat to the personal automobile. There has been a strong core of persons who rely on public transportation to achieve mobility, and governmental
Transportation – I use my vehicle to commute to and from work and to run any errands
The author of this article wrote that it is important for the citizens of Detroit to vote for a public rail and bus transit system. Puentes states that there are a myriad amount of jobs but there is also no way to get to them. Although there are many buses, trains and routes in Detroit, there are no connecting routes from one region to another or to the city itself. This makes it harder for people to get to their jobs in less than an hour. Something else the author mentions is that most of the families in Detroit receive low income, so they cannot pay for all the buses needed in order to go to work.
Some of the items that are covered in the Spousal Impoverishment Protection Program is automobiles that the couple owns, Businesses, houses, farming assets. And the reason why it is important for the community spouse to be protected while the other spouse is in a nursing home. Is because nursing home cost a lot of money for the individual to sustain care in the nursing home and the nursing home will take all of the assets from both individuals to pay for the care of the spouse that is in the nursing home while the other spouse is left with no income to take care of themselves and keep their individuality and their pride. And the reason why it is important for the spouse to be protected by this program is so the spouse that is living in the
A Special Needs Trust is set up for a person who receives government benefits so it doesn’t disqualify the beneficiary from said benefits, such as Social Security Income or Food Stamps/Cash Assistance. This is completely legal and permitted under the Social Security rules provided that the disabled beneficiary cannot control the amount or the frequency of trust distributions and they cannot revoke the trust. By establishing a trust, which provides luxuries or other benefits which otherwise could not be obtained by the beneficiary, the beneficiary can obtain benefits from the trust without defeating his or her eligibility for government benefits.
Those who can only work part-time, or have no transportation must car pool with someone or pay the
The United State has always been weak in public transportation and mass transit tools. California was once supposed to be different and revolutionized. Trolleys connecting the suburbs to the city and business districts was the main reason why cities expanded vertically. These mass transit tools organized the transits in an extremely environmentally friendly way. But the venue of cars and the thought of independence flattered americans pushing them to each buy a car, synonym of their independence. Now the trains and connecting public transportations have practically disappeared and are irrelevant.
The union in which my father belongs to has had a beneficial impact on my family for nearly two decades. By being a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has provided my father stable work. They have the ability to ensure his employment due to their well maintained market share. Within my lifetime, he has been laid-off about ten times. On each of these occasions the union assisted him in his search for a new job. IBEW also fights for good wages and benefits for its members. Without these benefit our family our family would have a very difficult time paying for hospital bills, eye exams and the other things that are covered by his benefits. One way that the union has made a large impact in our lives is the health benefits.
Broad based categorical eligibility allows most households to be eligible for SNAP if they qualify for non-cash TANF or State Maintenance of Effort funded benefit (MOE). These non-cash or MOE benefits can range from being eligible for a training program, child assistance program, or receiving brochures about certain programs. As of 2015, forty-three states and territories have some form of broad based categorical eligibility. These states have flexibility in deciding which programs and services qualify for broad based categorical eligibility. Additionally, states also have the option of using narrow categorical eligibility, which refers to non-cash TANF and MOE benefits, which allow a small group of needy households to qualify for SNAP. This narrow categorical eligibility helps those households that were perhaps deferred or diverted from TANF cash benefits. Based on categorical eligibility in 2012 (during the recent economic downturn) there were more than 1.8 million SNAP recipients who received SNAP (Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act
Many question this policy. Worrying, the majority of people who are applying for state benefits may not have the ability to cover the upfront expense. Therefore, needy families would go without food.
I would like to focus and investigate the lack of age appropriate transportation services for the elderly and people with disabilities. The issue of transportation becomes a major concern when the elderly and people who are disabled develop uncontrollable age related illnesses and are no longer healthy to drive. Losing the privilege to drive brings independence to an end and forces the elderly to stay at home which may lead to despair and other emotions. Therefore, it is essential to provide our senior citizens and people with disabilities with reliable transportation to help them maintain their independence. It is important to create reliable services to support them in making choices about how they want to live the last years of their
Public transportation can help reduce stress caused by driving, save money, and also protect our environment by reducing the number of vehicles on the road. In order to get more people off the road and into the public transportation system we must increase the number of buses and taxis that are available. We must also increase the number of stops available for daily bus routes. With more stops on the map more people are likely to use the bus system. Each city or town will be able to decide where more bus stops are needed and make the adjustments necessary to provide better service for the taxpaying citizens. Of course, none of this is possible without adequate funds in each town/city and the gas tax is guaranteed to provide those funds. Providing more public transportation will help us reach our ultimate goal of protecting the environment and ourselves.
Public transportation is serious need of a massive overhaul in this nation. We are in desperate need to catch up to the European standard of public transportation in this country. In Europe, citizens can travel across cities, bodies of water, and even counties with their state of the art public transportation system. Europeans are not nearly as reliant on cars and oil as the United States is because they have the much more practical option of taking the transportation provided to them by the government to where ever they need to go. They have set a model that the United States needs to strive for and meet in the near future.
Some people believe that the benefits of the automobile far outweigh the consequences. These people
The SNAP program is based on the gross income a family makes and does not take into account the expenses that the family has such as school loans, car payments, and even household items such as diapers. Due to this system, many people who are working and making an effort to improve their lives are unable to make progress because this type of