They may be working, but do they pay income tax or get it all back plus EITC?
I so valued your question that I went and ran the EITC calculator for the family of 4. The credit was about $2700. Don’t know what their income tax was so I can’t fully answer the question. If the EITC is actually higher than the tax they can actually get a refund. This would really be living high, no? The SNAP benefits I can calculate — would be about $200/month for the family of four.