I'm really irritated right now and I absolutely do not understand how my family's income is “too high” for snap. We are a family of 3 living in a 2 bedroom apartment. We pay rent, 700 a month with utilities and other expenses that come out to about 1300 a month. Sometimes more. I understand we are very lucky to have such low rent. I'm not currently working at the moment because we can't afford childcare and don't qualify for assistance because of the same reason we were denied for snap. My boyfriend is the only one with an income. He makes 13 an hour with 4 hours of overtime a week. After everything we pay for it barely leaves us money for any extra emergencies that may pop up and necessities. I don't understand why it's such a big deal to give us a little extra help until I can work when my son starts going to school. The income guidelines don't even reflect today's current rate of inflation and wages. It's so absolutely ridiculous. Giving my family and others an extra 150 a month at least for fucking food is not going to kill the economy. Food's getting too expensive and our monthly food bill is going up. My boyfriend has a long commute to work which equals to about 90 dollars a week in gas. So add that to our monthly expenses. I know my situation's not as bad as others, but why do they think we can comfortably live off of this?