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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by kcplate on Monday March 20, 2023 @02:00PM (#35235790)
It’s based on the previous year’s income I believe like most US assistance programs.

Generally if you want gov assistance in the US, you pretty much need to be poor for a full calendar year, plus about 4 months.

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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by sgerenser on Monday March 20, 2023 @02:20PM (#35236165)
No, you can put down whatever you expect your income to be and receive subsidies based on that. If you end up making more than you expect that year (good problem to have!) you'll have to repay some or all of the subsidies on your tax return.
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by Gortal278 on Monday March 20, 2023 @03:31PM (#35237316)
It is based off current income, I did it when I was laid off in 2020.
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by dkjaudyeqooe on Monday March 20, 2023 @06:37PM (#35239835)
You just need a basis for proving your current or expected income.

Also, in CA, you can make an "urgent" application and be enrolled within 2 days. I requires some pressing medical problem, but that doesn't have to be life or death.

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