thoughts on people who live on benefits?

When I was told by the state employee that my food benefits had been approved and the amount it had been approved for I asked if that was a large amount. They said it was more than their family could budget towards food. It made me sad that a working family has less money for food than a family who isn't working.
Both my husband and I have become employed again and soon I have to report the income. We will be back to scraping by on our food budget. The system doesn't make much sense.