Dacus receives $854 a month, and her husband receives $1,286 a month, according to documents reviewed by Business Insider. Additionally, her household qualifies for $23 a month in SNAP benefits to buy food. "If we worked a 40-hour week from Monday through Friday with my income, it would come out to like $2 an hour," she said, comparing her Social Security income to a full-time work salary. And, if lawmakers don't intervene, the US Social Security fund is expected to dry out by the late 2030s. Sometimes, Dacus has to request an advance on her Social Security check to buy food because her SNAP benefits aren't enough.

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