"In-kind assistance has the added benefit that parents can't divert public assistance intended for children's welfare into other goods" This can always be done

"In-kind assistance has the added benefit that parents can't divert public assistance intended for children's welfare into other goods" This can always be done, sometimes at tremendous inefficiency. http://www.fns.usda.gov/tags/water-dumping http://www.fns.usda.gov/tags/water-dumping '"Water dumping" involves buying beverages that require a container deposit and immediately dumping out the contents in order to return the container and receive the deposit credit in cash.'