Not OP but many people eligible for social benefits don't seek it, for all kinds of reasons (not knowing about it, pride, ideology, peer pressure, ...)

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inigyou 2 hours ago | parent [-]

They make it that way on purpose, to save money.

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malfist an hour ago | parent [-]

Who is "they" and what specific actions are they taking?

	▲	inigyou an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The government that runs the benefits programs. They make you jump through hoops to get any benefits. The first hoop is even knowing that a program exists that you qualify for.