[christiangenco]

Hah! They must marry their customers.

[jrmurad]

For some of the couples, yes. Some more might result from corruption or fraud (e.g. "I'll make sure my colleague processes your paperwork... he'll make sure you get accepted")

Or, less cynically, some could be because it's easier for spouses of someone who is in the bureaucratic system to navigate/utilize it.

[monknomo]

I think eligibility interviewers are just on the other side of being able to qualify for benefits, for the most part, so it's not _that_ surprising