Thanks to the government shutdown, a surge in people have shown an interest in selling their companionship to pay the bills. And becoming somebody’s “sugar baby” was top on many people’s lists.

The website Seeking Arrangements reported a 35-percent increase in membership sign-ups since the government shutdown began on December 22. The online dating site pairs attractive, young sugar babies with rich, older beneficiaries. And it’s not just unpaid federal workers signing up to find sugar daddies. Founder and CEO Brandon Wade said in a video that their relatives are also signing up “in large numbers” in a bid to earn more cash. “Families of those missing a paycheck are feeling the impact of a tightening budget,” he said.

Those affected by but not directly involved with the government shutdown have also flocked to Seeking.com. Wade noted an increase in sign-ups from “lower income individuals who depend on government assistance, such as food stamps and assisted housing.” One new member, Isaac, a 21-year-old college student in Arkansas, told Daily Mail he registered to become a sugar baby when his financial aid account was frozen because he was missing a piece of crucial documentation from the IRS.