In my state, the very first thing that they check when you apply for FoodShare or EBT (foodstamps), is your gross income.
That's pre-tax, pre-deductions, pre-anything. If I make $72k/year, that's $6k/month.
The cutoff for a family of my size is $5,800/month for EBT. The payout for a family of my size is ~$750/month in benefits.
As such, I started looking for ways to lower this. They have credits and the like to adjust your amount you get, but the very first thing they look at is your gross income.
So, because I make $200/month MORE than the maximum for my family size, I am unable to get any FoodShare.
TDLR: If I made $200/month less than I currently do, I'd be making $550/month MORE than I am right now. Fun stuff.
Anyone asking, we have a mortgage and one car payment, plus some additional bills we're working on paying down. FORTUNATELY, we qualify for state health aid, which is nice, so I can actually cut my health insurance from my work.
Super great to live in this system. We are almost paycheck to paycheck with a family of our size, and our property taxes JUST went up 49%. So… yay.