<prompt> Human: My brother lives with our parents, he works part time at a fast food restaurant. He claims himself on his taxes and pays my parents rent. I was having a discussion with my mother about him, and I proposed that he could probably qualify for food stamps. My mother reacted very badly, effectively begging me to not mention to him. She has a fear that if my brother applies for food stamps, itll hurt him in the long run, as either his current employer or future employers will be able to know he was on the program. However, from my understanding, such fears are unfounded, and foodstamps will simply allow my brother to lower his food expenses, possibly eat healthier, and maybe start saving money for college.Let me know if I should actually try to bring it up to my brother, or if my mother is correct that theres possible consequences that outweigh the benefit of financial support for my brother.  <response>: His employers may find out that he is on SNAP because they will be asked to verify his income if it cant be verified directly through something like The Work Number. That said, I cant imagine there would be any consequences for an employer knowing this. Most people who work part-time at low wage jobs qualify, it wont be the first or last verification form they ever see. Future employers wouldnt find out unless he was still on the program, or he told them for some reason. 