I was debating if I should post this or not, but thought I would to get your advice or opinion. In Janurary my brother left his wife for good reasons. Well they had a baby the day before Thanksgiving last year and in January she told him the baby was not his, so my brother is living with my mom right now. They do have a child together a girl who is 4 years old. She also has an older child which was my brothers step-son.
Here's the thing though, his wife has signed up for WIC, but the thing is she signed up for that when they were married and I did not think you were suppose to do that unless you are a single mother. There are other ways she is getting money, even though she is not working. My brother said in the last year she was staying on the computer all the time and watching TV and not doing much housework.
Is there something that can be done, because she finds ways to get money that we don't think is right what she is doing? She is able to work, but will not. It's like she's cheating the system anyway she can. Just thought I would get opinions. Thanks for any help.
Karen S.
1|1|I don't know how you would report her, but I do know for wic, I did get it for my son for his first year and I was married but we were low income.|HONEY11|HONEY1@AMERITECH.NET|16:08:01|04/12/2010|
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2|1|WIC has guidelines, not just for single moms|couponshelmd|couponshel@comcast.net|16:13:28|04/12/2010|
Some of the guidelines for WIC do not even look at your income, they look at the nutrition needs of the baby, so it is for more than just single moms. In other words, since you don't know how she is being evaluated, reporting her for earning some income on her own might not affect her getting benefits for the child who probably needs the help. If it did affect her eligibility, it would only hurt that infant in the long run, even if it improved your spirits. 3|2|Yeah you don't have to be single to get wic |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|16:28:00|04/12/2010|
>Posted on Apr-12-10 at 04:13 PM (Eastern)
>by 174.54.82.253Some of the guidelines for
>WIC do not even look at
>your income, they look at the
>nutrition needs of the baby, so
>it is for more than just
>single moms. In other words,
>since you don't know how she
>is being evaluated, reporting her for
>earning some income on her own
>might not affect her getting benefits
>for the child who probably needs
>the help. If it did
>affect her eligibility, it would only
>hurt that infant in the long
>run, even if it improved your
>spirits.
4|1|i am married and got WIC for both of my sons and was soo grateful for the help as we were low income |lydzkydz|wyldkydz@embarqmail.com|21:51:05|04/12/2010|
she has to prove her income each time she recertifies for her WIC so if she dont' have much income she would be able to get it
and the last year the child can get WIC is 5 years old
that is in my area so i am guessing that is in all areas
i was about ready to finish up with kendall's wic and i found out i was pregnant with kevin so i was on wic for almost 12 years was soo grateful for it
But if you feel you need to check it out you would need to notify the health dept
please include your user name on refundsweepers.
i appreciate all the trades made in the past.
THANKS!! 5|1|inside|zombietoo|littlejadensmom@juno.com|03:53:02|04/13/2010|
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6|2|I have to agree with Zombie....|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|07:21:26|04/13/2010|
also, in my opinion........it sounds as if perhaps there are some other issues going on here besides fear of cheating the system of their WIC......I wish all involved the best, but most importantly that every adult involved are able to settle things in the best interest of the children....
7|1|I was thinking about this last night if I were him I get to a test to make sure the baby is not his just because she says it isn't |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|07:29:10|04/13/2010|
doesn't make it so I as a parent would want to know for 100% either way 8|1|Thank You|Momto1|karen371990@yahoo.com|09:49:34|04/13/2010|
Thank you for the advice. I just am concerned about it. My cousin tried to get help for her 3 daughters a few years ago, because of her situation and of course they would not help her, because she made to much money. She works at walgreens. My sister-in-law is telling different things just to get money. My brother told his lawyer the things she has done and he said to my brother How is she getting away with it. I'm not saying she don't need it, I'm just saying she needs to do it for the right reasons and not lie about it. They did have a test done and the baby is not his. The father of the baby is someone my sister-in-law went to school with. Thanks again.