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A Landlord Offered to Take SNAP in Place of Rent — and Showed Me ‘Proof

When I was apartment-hunting in Texas, a landlord told me something wild: “If you have SNAP, I can work with that. You don’t need cash.” I thought he was joking. SNAP can’t pay rent. Then he explained: “You swipe $600 with EBT, I knock $300 off your rent. The rest is my fee.” He even showed me screenshots from previous tenants. People who truly need housing end up trapped in an underground system built on desperation. SNAP is meant to feed families — not function as shadow currency. #ShowUsTheBill #SNAPFraud #ShadowEconomy #HousingCrisis #RealStories