Welfare bill borders on inhumane, cutoffs loom.

SAGINAW — Ruth A. Deshone will feel the cutoff of a $403 cash assistance check once the state aid dries up Nov. 1.

“I’m not going to have money to buy shoes for my child, clothes for school,” said Deshone, 46, the mother of a 7-year-old.

Utility bills won’t wait for payment either, she said. “It wasn’t enough to pay the bills, but it helped.”

Deshone will have met the 48-month lifetime limit for welfare cash assistance, according to the Michigan Department of Human Services. The Saginaw resident said she’s always followed DHS eligibility rules, applied for more than 500 jobs over the years, and netted temporary work but nothing permanent. And she’s taken classes, too. “Now I have health issues,” she said.