I believe i know what's causing this
I managed to get in game and there's 2 text boxes. When hitting escape, only one dissapears. Likely the duplicate is the one appearing at loggin
Despite being damaged enough to be killed, the screen turns black and you are still listed as severely injured.
while in this state, players can still help you up
I understand wellfare characters are meant to start poor, but without starting cash, they will always start with the default white shirt and jeans. They should definitely start with 300$ or to get minimum character customizations to be started