[driftless2]

Not ever having been on welfare, I don't know all the procedures. But I would bet welfare checks get lost on a regular basis. Which is why many states went to electronic transfers. In any event, I would guess the welfare recipient would get on the phone an contact a case worker if the check didn't arrive.

Honestly, if you, like millions of Americans, depended on welfare to feed your family, would you not contact the welfare office if your check didn't arrive? You certainly wouldn't let your family go without food. And where are her extended family members and friends? And I thought most welfare was now electronically transmitted. EBT cards and all that.

[sheana]

https://www.ebt.acs-inc.com/alebtclient/index.jsp

Apparently this was in Tarrant Alabama and Alabama uses ebt cards which makes the whole premise of this, that her welfare check was lost in the mail, a lie.

[Catsrus]

Although I’m not privy to how they handle lost checks, I do think it takes anywhere from 2 weeks to a month for them to issue another one. So, if this is true, she sounds like she was really in dire straits.