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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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Avery Davis
my niece had the same thing happen and it turned out her birthday made her switch categories or something?? like once they turn 2 they count differently than the babies or something. did your kid have a birthday recently?
Update: I finally got through to someone at P-EBT! The daycare had actually reported him absent for the whole month of April because of a system error on their end (even though he only missed that one week). The P-EBT worker put in a correction and said benefits for both missing months should be loaded within 10 business days. They're also sending me a letter confirming everything. Thanks everyone for your help!
Anna Xian
•Great news! Make sure to save that letter in case there are any issues with the retroactive benefits being loaded. And set a calendar reminder to check his P-EBT balance in exactly 10 business days - if it's not there, call back right away using the reference number from the letter.
Rajan Walker
•That's EXACTLY what happened with my kid too! The daycare's system marked her absent for weeks she was there. These programs need to communicate better!!! Glad you got it fixed.
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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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my neighbor said the government can track everything u buy with ebt and thats how they catch people selling their benefits which is a FELONY just fyi be careful who u talk to about ur card
Norah Quay
•That's partially correct. The system does record where benefits are spent and for what amount, but not the specific items purchased. And yes, selling benefits is illegal and treated seriously. However, this is unrelated to the current discussion about theft via skimming. No one here is suggesting anything improper with benefits - we're discussing protecting legitimate benefits from criminals.
Brady Clean
I just changed my PIN and set up text alerts for transactions! The worker at my county office finally called me back and confirmed there was a skimming operation they busted at several stores around town. She said they're working with the local police department and the USDA to investigate. She also mentioned they're planning to replace the affected clients' benefits but it could take 30-45 days for the funds to be restored. I'm checking my balance every morning now just to be safe. Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice!
Skylar Neal
•glad u got help!! did they tell u which stores to avoid?? im worried now
Amelia Martinez
I used to work in cyber security and this is a HUGE problem now. These scammers target benefit programs specifically because they know the system is slow to respond and many families can't wait. One trick I learned is to transfer benefits to a separate EBT account if your county allows it - keep minimal funds on your main card and move money over as needed.
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Noah Lee
•That's brilliant! I never thought about splitting up the benefits as a security measure. I'm going to ask if Santa Clara County allows this. Thank you!
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Elijah Jackson
btw has anyone heard about that bill they were trying to pass to make EBT skimming reimbursement faster? whatever happened with that?
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Isabella Martin
•SB-583 passed last year, which requires counties to provide provisional credits within 10 days for skimming victims while investigations are pending. However, the implementation has been inconsistent across counties. If your benefits were stolen, specifically mention this law when speaking with your county worker, as some may not be fully trained on the new requirements yet.
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