as with anything people will take advantage of loopholes, but in this instance it would take lots of lying and crime to make it happen.If you dont think people are taking advantage of loopholes you are mistaken and I'll leave it at that
Father would have to fully relinquish his rights to the kid, work and make money under the table/hustle/sell drugs. Have a fake address he pretends to live at. And pay all the bills for the mother who…
Would have to pretend she has no clue who the father is. Not go to work. Lie about who lives with her. And basically commit fraud and risk both her and the dads freedom, just to get some damn food stamps.
Not saying this doesn’t happen, but it ain’t that common.