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4 months for people with no kids, 60 months for people with kids, and Medicaid until they get a job.
Odd. People I know going through it, nearly done with the process, they have kids and were told they are only gonna get supported for 3 months.
I don’t have first hand accounts - just going by what the article says is provided and online documentation on the programs (you can look the programs up online). Kids would have to be minors.
I think you are confusing me with someone else, I never said that.
It is still free and it's for American citizens. And NOT just for the extreme minority that are poor enough.
is completely and utterly wrong.
As of 31 August 2026, Wollie has finally learned the difference between legal and illegal immigration.
The above is all incorrect. It’s only available to the above people subject to income requirements.
You are correct, I did. I don’t then understand what issue you had with my comment - someone else claimed that medical coverage was taken away from citizens, and I said that they never had it (in general, just the poor).
It's not tied to being employed but medical insurance is often part of the remuneration package provided by employees or heavily subsidised by them, it's very expensive when it's all out of pocket so unemployed people typically can't afford it. Especially if they have pre-existing conditions because insurers are allowed to load premiums unlike in South Africa.
Please remember where this discussion started:
That wasn’t where the discussion started. It started with someone saying that the USA removed free healthcare from its citizens. Given that poor people still have Medicaid, one would assume they were referring to social healthcare like the NHS or such available to all citizens. Citizens were never entitled to this in the USA.
Yes, the poorest 20%. I live in the USA. I know what Medicaid is - I’ve been funding it for over 25 years.
A family member got hit by this. Going on 20+ years of paying a 75% higher monthly premium.
Lord Trumpington Poop-pant and DOGE *really* wanted to kill the program though.
$2000 per person, regardless of age, $450 per person is held by the agency.
Everyone gets Medicaid, Medicaid pays for a Medical aid which includes Dental in your state, we have 3 options to choose from with regards to the Medical Aid and 2 options for the Dental, but Medicaid pays for it. Children get more benefits than adults regarding dental but on the Medical side, it's a pretty standard medical aid, no payments for doctors or medicine. Better than the network plans in South Africa, especially since all specialists are included.
All of this is income based on the number of people in your family, the more people, the higher the threshold. After the initial cash assistance runs out (you are not handed the amount in cash, the agency buys you things you need and will use it to pay for rent/utilities, buy food etc.) they offer you options on other programs to further assist you.
This program runs for 180 days and can be extended to 240 if still unsuccessful in finding jobs with high enough salaries.
My only issue was that the article itself and then your comments felt one sided, in that Afrikaners were being given special treatment which isn't the case, they were definitely being priority, but they haven't been given anything every other refugee arriving in the US doesn't get. I am happy to accept that I overreacted to your comment and apologise for that. To be honest I am just tired of the media trying to create an issue by misstating or otherwise misrepresenting the truth to create an issue that shouldn't exist.
