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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why are some US grad students on food stamps?

I often see on Reddit mentions of grad students living on food stamps - how common is this, and how come this is a thing?

To put my question in context, I’m not from the US and I’ve been led to think that US grad schools are well-funded unlike the UK. If there’s funding, why do students have to rely on food stamps? I’m confused!
gpt
Funding levels differ dramatically; at some institutions they are adequate to support a grad student, and possibly even minimally support children of a grad student, but at other institutions the pay is absurdly low. It's a real mess and (imo) a disgrace on academia.