A woman who says she lives in Franklin County, New York, has described in a widely viewed TikTok video how she earns less than $400 a week and struggles to cover basic bills. In the video, posted by user @rollingstoned.2005, she said she was denied state assistance for health insurance and heating costs after being told she makes too much money. “You ask the state, Hey, can I get some free or reduced-cost health insurance? The state, they say, ‘Nah, nah, you make too much money, you’ll be fine,’” she said.
According to the video, she lives in a trailer with a monthly payment of $1,460. She said her bank account was negative $35 at the start of one month after a credit card payment posted a day late, and that an overdraft fee later pushed the balance further into the negative.
