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QuantumLeap
my sister had this happen and she got her benefits back in like 5 days. just depends which county worker u get i think. some r nice some r not.
Just to follow up on the petition idea - while petitions alone may not solve the problem, documented cases help advocacy organizations fight for policy changes. The California EBT Cardholders Rights Group (search for them on Facebook) is collecting theft reports to present to the legislature. They've already helped push through the recent security improvements coming in 2025. Send them your case details if you want to contribute to systemic change.
Thank you for this! Just found and joined the Facebook group. They have nearly 3,000 members all dealing with the same issue. I feel less alone now and it's good to know there are already organized efforts underway. Going to document everything this time and share my case details with them.
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Ryan Young
Also, just to clarify how CalFresh works for new applicants: Benefits are prorated from your application date. So if you applied on July 30th, you'd only be eligible for 2 days worth of July benefits. For such a small amount, they often just add it to your first regular issuance. Check your approval letter - it should specify the exact benefit amount you're approved for monthly and any retroactive amount.
I just dug out my approval letter and you're right! It does mention my monthly benefit amount going forward would be $343, but there's nothing about any retroactive payment for July. I only applied on July 28th so maybe it was too small an amount to bother with? Anyway, I'm convinced now it's just my September payment coming early because of the weekend. Thanks for all the help everyone!
Sophia Clark
my frend got double benefits once and spent it all and then they made her pay it back over like 6 months by taking some from each months benefits so dont spend it if ur not sure!!!!!
While it's true that overpayments need to be repaid, in this specific situation, the OP is just receiving their regular September benefits a few days early due to the weekend. This is standard practice and not an overpayment. However, your friend's experience highlights why it's always good to verify unexpected deposits before spending them.
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Emma Garcia
When I call CalFresh they never answer anyways so good luck trying to figure it out lol
Maya Patel
Thanks everyone for the helpful responses! I understand now that P-EBT is specifically for school-aged children who would normally receive meals at school, which is why my 6-year-old qualified but my baby doesn't. We already have regular CalFresh and WIC for the whole family, so we're covered. I appreciate all the clarification!
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I got my kids PEBT but it was only for 1 of my 3 kids even tho theyre all at the same school on the same lunch program??? Makee NO sense!
Nia Thompson
•This is actually a common issue with the P-EBT 4.0 rollout. It's likely because the school submitted inconsistent data for your children. Call your school district's nutrition services department first to confirm all three children are properly coded in their system as free/reduced lunch participants. Then contact your county CalFresh office with this confirmation. They'll need to submit a correction request to the state.
Zara Ahmed
Update: I decided to try Claimyr like someone suggested above. I was skeptical but it actually worked - got connected to a real person at my county office in about 15 minutes! The worker checked and said my kids' P-EBT benefits are scheduled for the second wave of distribution in early June. She said there was nothing wrong with our case, just that our district is in the later processing group. I'm still frustrated about the timing but at least now I know what's happening and can budget accordingly. Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions!
Glad it worked out! It's always better to know what's happening rather than being left in the dark. At least now you can plan around the June timeline.
im gonna try this tomorrow cuz ive been checking my balance everyday for weeks and still nothing
Cole Roush
i tried Claimyr yesterday after seeing it mentioned here and it actually worked! after 2 weeks of trying to reach my worker i got through in like 20 minutes and got my case fixed. definitely worth checking out if ur getting nowhere with the regular phone number
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Leo Simmons
•Thanks for the recommendation! I'm going to try calling one more time the regular way tomorrow and if that doesn't work I'll give Claimyr a try. At this point I just need to talk to someone who can fix this calculation error.
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Kayla Morgan
UPDATE: I just saw your comment about your mom being 67 and having a disability. This is very important! Make absolutely sure her medical expenses are being counted. For elderly or disabled household members, medical expenses over $35 per month are deductible for CalFresh purposes. With $495/month in medical costs, that's a deduction of $460 from your countable income. Also, for a family your size, missing the housing costs is a huge error. The difference between $900 and $2800 in housing costs could easily explain why your benefits are so low. When you do reach someone, ask them to recalculate your benefits with the correct expenses and request retroactive benefits for any months you received the incorrect amount.
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Leo Simmons
•Thank you! I finally got through this morning after trying that service someone mentioned. The worker found THREE major errors in my file. They had our rent wrong, missed mom's medical expenses completely, and had our income calculated incorrectly (they double-counted one paycheck). She's fixing everything and said our benefits should be closer to $1,100/month which makes WAY more sense for our situation. They're also giving us the difference for last month! I'm so relieved ðŸ˜
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