Dwayne was always showcased as poor around Raj and Rerun. But what I don't understand is his father was running for office. Politicians make good cheese to my understanding. Dwayne's parents both looked middle-class. Why he never had any money?

Dwayne was poor, but his family wasn't.

But they couldn't give him allowance?

wasn't dwaynes father a cop?

wasn't dwaynes father a cop?
my impression is that the 3 guys from their clothes and their neighborhood were not poor, they looked lower middle class to me.

THERE WAS THIS EPISODE WHERE SHIRLEY SAYS THAT DWAYNE HAS TO BORROW MONEY EVEN FOR A BASEBALL CARD! SO APPARENTLY, HE NEVER GOT A LOT OF MONEY! WHILE I WOULDN'T EXACTLY SAY POOR, I'D SAY PRETTY BOY NELSON DEFINITELY AIN'T WEALTHY!

wasn't dwaynes father a cop?
Dwayne's father was a politician, and they weren't poor.