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Eli Butler
I want to address something important: If your income is changing with this new job in Kern County, you need to report that as well. If the change puts you over the Income Reporting Threshold (IRT), you must report it within 10 days of the change. This is separate from the address change/county transfer. For a household of 3 in 2025, the IRT is approximately $3,750/month gross income. Be sure to check your last recertification notice for your specific IRT amount. Failing to report income changes can result in an overpayment that you'd have to pay back.
That's a good point - my income will be going up slightly but should still be under that threshold. I'm going from part-time to full-time at a similar hourly rate. I'll definitely make sure to report that along with the address change. Thanks for bringing this up!
Sofia Price
One more thing that nobody mentioned - make sure your mailing address is updated everywhere! When I transferred counties, I missed a crucial letter because it went to my old address even though I had updated my physical address. Set up mail forwarding with USPS too, just to be safe.
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Grant Vikers
can we use these at farmers markets and get the market match bonus? the regular ebt gives u extra $$ at farmers markets
Amaya Watson
•Yes! P-EBT cards work exactly like regular EBT/CalFresh cards for food purchases. You can use them at farmers markets and qualify for Market Match programs that double your spending power (usually up to $10-20 extra per market visit). Just make sure to tell the market staff you're using an EBT card when you arrive so they can direct you to their token or scrip system.
WHY is this program still running??? I thought all the COVID emergency stuff ended LAST year!!! Not complaining about free money but seems weird
Libby Hassan
•I was wondering the same thing! From what I understand, P-EBT 3.0 is covering the 2022-2023 school year which ended last summer, but the payments are just coming out now in 2025. The government is ALWAYS behind schedule 🙄 The emergency designations did end, but they're still processing benefits for periods when they were active. At least that's what I think is happening.
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Were you able to get this fixed? I'm having the EXACT same problem now with my account and I need to report an income change before my next SAR7 is due!
Oliver Cheng
Yes! Finally got it working. The suggestion about using the website instead of the app worked perfectly. I logged in with my old password on BenefitsCal.com (not the app), went to account settings, and was able to change my password there without any issues. Then I logged out of the app completely, closed it, reopened and logged in with the new password. All good now and I can submit my quarterly report!
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Zoe Walker
anyone know if the pbt is a one time payment or do they reload the card again next month??
Ryan Kim
•From what I understand after reading everything here, this seems to be a one-time payment for now. That's why it's so frustrating that it's such a small amount! Barely covers a week or two of food costs for growing kids.
Elijah Brown
Just to clarify about the P-EBT amount that several people have mentioned - the $230 per child is specifically for the fall semester period. It's calculated based on a daily rate multiplied by the number of eligible school days. If you're struggling with food costs beyond what P-EBT and CalFresh provide, here are some additional resources in LA County: 1. WIC (if you have children under 5) 2. Food banks - LA Regional Food Bank has distribution sites throughout the county 3. School-based pantries - many LAUSD and other district schools now have food pantries for families 4. Summer meal programs will be starting soon where kids can get free meals during summer break Also, if your income has decreased recently or your expenses have increased significantly, you can report these changes to potentially increase your regular CalFresh benefits, even if it's not your regular reporting month.
Natalie Chen
•The food banks are ALWAYS out of food by the time working parents can get there!!! I've tried 3 different locations and they're all picked clean by noon. Some of us WORK during distribution hours and can't just take off whenever we want!!!
Natasha Volkova
That's great news! Glad you finally got answers. It's always that one little detail that seems to hold things up. Make sure you save that direct number for the future!
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Amina Toure
so happy for you!!! make sure you check your balance again tonight!!!
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