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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A cousin of my mine (who is a single parent) lives with their parents in their $2M home rent-free. Cousin works once a week at a restaurant where they get paid mostly in cash tips.

I know for a fact that and their parents have conspired for cousin first to get WIC and then EBT, Medicaid and daycare vouchers. I know this because cousin openly talks about in extended family group chats, my parents mention it repeatedly and cousin has told me when I’ve been at their parents house. Cousin has almost no reported income.

I almost never think such benefits are being abused, but in this case, I am almost certain they are. Is there anywhere to report this? I’m infuriated.[/quote]

You suck. You would begrudge your cousin’s children benefits to which they are likely entitled, and that will improve their health care and their food security, because you sit high and mighty thinking they are scamming.

You are likely wrong about that. Even if your cousin’s parents are wealthy, if your cousin is 18+ (or 21 in some states), the parents are not legally responsible relatives. Their resources and income do not count in her budget. In fact, they could charge her rent, which would make her eligible for more benefits than she is currently.
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