Ok, if you are talking about food stamps(which are not really stamps any longer)that’s true, but cash aid comes in the form of a debit card which can be used at ATMs for cash, which can be used for anything the welfare recipient wishes to buy, including booze and smokes, or illegal drugs. Cash aid is given to people with children, the more kids, the more cash. At least that is how it works in CA.
Yes, that same card can also be used as cash. I do get food stamps because of unemployment and the kids and I do not receive cash assistance, only food stamps. When I swipe that card, it asks, “food or cash.” I am not sure the rules about using the cash part of the program.