When money is so generously distributed by government, state and local authorities it stands to reason that many will try to take advantage of the system.
So many already do and get away with it. It’s known as trickle down dishonesty.
I’ve been to a few social security disability hearings. It was not easy to get an award. If the hearing officer found that you could do any kind of work, no matter how menial (the most popular standard was to ask if the person could make change), then you were not eligible for disability. I went with a fellow who had had four failed back surgeries and he was turned down as ineligible. The hearing officer would get an opinion on the person’s medical condition and then a separate opinion on their vocational abilities. If the vocational expert said he could make change, the claim was denied. The hearings lasted about twenty minutes.