Nadya Suleman Receives Welfare

After her interview with Ann Curry of NBC, in which she stated she was not collecting public assistance for the octuplets she delivered or for her other six children, Nadya Suleman has come under even more scrutiny. It was only a matter of time before a news reporter discovered the source of finances for Suleman and her large brood. According to the Los Angeles Times at least two sources told the paper Nadya Suleman receives not only Social Security income for three of her first six children but also food stamps.

Granted, $490 in food stamps barely provides a month of food for a family of four. Food stamps, or the debit-like card provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is still a federal assistance program. According to the USDA website, Suleman and her fourteen children could have a gross monthly income up to $6587 (Oct. 1, 2008, through Sept. 30, 2009, income guidelines) and still qualify for some level of federal food assistance. The three children receiving SSI cannot obtain SNAP assistance from the federal government because California adds a benefit to their SSI.

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