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Unfortunately Jerrycurley for a lot of people it IS 100% of their food money and that's what a lot of you guys don't understand. There is NO method used to differentiate between someone who has absolutely 0 income except for state funded disability or social security and someone who has a part time job. If your income is 0$ a month your maximum allotment is 162$, they determine this based on only shelter costs and utilities costs and the number CANNOT go higher than 162$ unless you have children or a dependent of some kind.In fact, your allotment goes DOWN if you're homeless and on the streets as the primary factor in determining your allotment is shelter and utilities costs. If you have no expenses, regardless of your income, you get less food stamps! Fantastic system we have running here.My grandmother worked for the DSHS for over 20 years and the stories she has to tell are simply appalling and full of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds, like that story on Digg a few months back about the DSHS in Vancouver WA that purchased a fully kitted out Hummer H3 "just in case another event like Hurricane Katrina happened" their reasoning was that the head of the department needed a 4x4 for emergencies........There are so many people that only see the negative side of the DSHS that the people who really need the help, who really have no choice also have no VOICE, they have NO help, NOBODY to stand up for them because everyone thinks they're lazy ingrates milking the system.

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