Read the entire article. She gets $500.00 for food and an additional $500.00 for housing. That works out to an hourly rate of about $9.40 (pre tax). Then she gets additional “free” money from the Earned Income Tax Credit!
No wonder her foot still hurts! I expect that it will never heal.
$12,000 annually / 52 weeks a year / 40 hours per week = $5.77 per hour
Am I missing something?