[quantumBerry]

And you completely overlooked the beginning of the paragraph, regarding food stamps

Scenario A (Mom+ 2 kids): 15k + 5.2k(FS benefits) -> 20.2k for mom on her own, plus whatever unmarried dad provides on the side. I can tell you as someone with kids if mom doesn't work, the cost of children go to damn near zero especially if mom can garden and willing to find free entertainment for children.

Scenario B (Mom + Dad + 2 kids): 30k + 0(FS benefits) -> 15k/adult.

>This is much more than the 11000$ a year the mother would get on her own. I hardly see how this example makes any sense

Only if you consider section 8 benefits in a vacuum and not the other massive difference in benefits between one mom with no income and a a family with a working father making 20k, such as aforementioned foodstamps.

I'm not aware of any distinction made between having been previously married vs never married in these section 8 or foodstamp benefits