
Interested in apply to welfare? The application process can be confusing; learn tips for applying to welfare benefits as a household member in this free video clip.
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"Hi, everybody my name is Angela Pugh. I'm the mother of two teenage daughters, for a while I was a single parent. So today I'm here on behalf of Expert Village. I'm here to teach you how to apply for welfare. Now that you completed all the personal information that you need, The Department of Children and Families wants you to know your rights and responsibilities. What you have the right to, what your responsibilities are, please read this information carefully. If you have any questions you can always give their office a call if you have any changes to your household after you have applied, you must report those changes immediately. Now later than ten days after the change has occurred. For example, if you get a job and you are receiving temporary cash assistance you must report that you have new income coming in. If one of your children graduates or becomes at the age of eighteen you may no longer be able eligible to receive food stamps for that child. You need to report that within ten days and this application process. They want to know the relationships of everyone that is applying. So if your first daughter is the sister of your other daughter you select that, if your first daughter is the daughter of the adult applicant you select that. They also want to know if one sister or one brother is the sister or brother of the other. They want to know how everyone in the household relates to one another. When you finish with this segment you simply press continue. The next page is for the absent parent information, they want to know if the parent is deceased or the parent should be paying child support. They need to know the parent of each child, what you need to do is complete this information and hit continue. Now the economic sufficiency Access Florida application ask you to let them know about your assets. You need to click yes if anyone that you are applying for has the following assets. If you have any liquid assets such as cash in your checking or savings account, retirement account, prepaid funeral trust. Does anyone you're applying have life insurance, does anyone that you are applying own a vehicle or own a vehicle with another person? Once you answer each of those questions hit continue."
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