I can attest. Been across the country the last few years and it is not recent phenomena.
The lower classes are finding money.... and not lower as in inferior, lower as in no respect, decency, manners etc. the garbage used to stay in the hood because they could not afford anything g else... not so anymore.
I believe they have learned to scam the system aided and abetted by the Obama administration. There's got to be a, million loopholes but if you try you can live very comfortably off of the government.