From what I heard/read, you get cut off if you get a job "on commission" even if you get no commission whatsoever. That seems very bizarre and cruel. You may want to check yourself (anonymously on the phone).
If I start trading on Welfare, I'm just not going to delcare it. I may even trade and just work once a week for a temp firm. The huge problem with getting a job is that if I start doing swing trading which is 2 to 5 days, and my technical indicator crossover ends up happening any time during the trading hours, I can't be there to place the trade if I'm working.
The big factor in me not choosing the prop firm right now is the "level of psychological comfort" or discomfort I should say if I chose to work there when I have practically no money left. If I had that much pressure on my shoulders, I might not trade well at all. I figured in several months I should be in a better situation to pull it off.