CalFresh benefits not loading on EBT card after income reporting - anyone else experiencing delays?

same thing happened to me in february!! took FOREVER to get my benefits. the system is so messed up when u report changes

This sounds like what happened to me after my recertification. When you report an income change, sometimes they need to process additional verification before releasing benefits, even if your caseworker said everything was good. The most likely issue is that your case is in a pending verification status but nobody notified you. You need to speak with someone at your county office as soon as possible to determine what's holding up your benefits.

I went through something similar after reporting a job change. Turns out they put my case on hold because they needed my last two pay stubs to verify the new income amount, but the notice got sent to my old address! Check your BenefitsCal account if you have one - sometimes notices appear there even if you don't get them in the mail. Also, if you're having trouble reaching someone at the county office, I recently discovered this service called Claimyr that helped me get through. Their website is claimyr.com and they have this video demo: https://youtu.be/eZ19FHRETv8?si=_CXnXqNXbLl26WB8 showing how it works. It helped me skip the hold time and get a callback from a real person who fixed my issue in like 10 minutes. So much better than calling repeatedly and getting nowhere.

When you report an income change above the Income Reporting Threshold (IRT), it triggers a complete recalculation of your benefits. Even though your worker initially said everything was processed, the system might have flagged your case for additional verification. Here's what you need to check: 1. Log into BenefitsCal and look for any notices or tasks (especially ones requesting additional verification) 2. Check if your Quarterly Report (QR7) or Semi-Annual Report (SAR7) was fully processed 3. Verify if your income change put you close to the income limit for your household size If you can't find anything, you absolutely need to speak with your eligibility worker. With income changes, benefits can sometimes be delayed as they recalculate, but they shouldn't just stop without notification. This is likely a processing error that needs to be fixed manually.

This EXACT thing happend to me!!! The county is ALWAYS messing up peoples benefits. They dont care that familys are STARVING while they take there sweet time "processing" things that should of been done already!!! And just wait, when they finally fix it they'll probably give you some BS excuse about "system errors" or "high volume of cases" instead of admitting THEY screwed up!!! I had to go to a food bank for 2 weeks because of their mistakes last year. The system is BROKEN!!!!

UPDATE: I found the verification request in BenefitsCal (never got it in the mail) and uploaded my pay stubs this morning. Just called using that Claimyr service someone recommended and actually got through to a person! They confirmed my case was on hold pending verification and said they've now received my paystubs. Benefits should load within 3 business days. So relieved but still frustrated this wasn't communicated clearly. Going to sign up for electronic notifications so this doesn't happen again. Thanks everyone for your help!

glad u got it figured out! food banks can help 2 if ur still waiting. also check if ur kids school has free lunch pickup, alot still do that even after covid