Empty CalFresh eNotices showing as 'viewed' but nothing there - should I be concerned?

This happened to me twice last month! The blank eNotices thing seems to be a system glitch that's been happening since they updated the BenefitsCal platform. In my case, nothing bad happened to my benefits, but I did call my worker just to be safe. She confirmed they were system-generated errors and not actual notices. If you're worried, I'd suggest calling your county office to confirm nothing's pending for your case.

omg the same exact thing happned to me!!! got 3 blank ones in one day then nothing bad happend after. i think its just the system being weird again honestly.

I work for a community organization that helps people with CalFresh applications, and we've heard about this issue from several clients recently. It appears to be related to a system update they rolled out in February 2025. The blank eNotices are often duplicates of notices that were already sent by mail or they're system tests that accidentally got sent to recipients. If you're concerned, you should check your physical mail for the next few days to see if paper notices arrive. You can also call your county office, but unless you're expecting a specific action (like pending verification or recertification), it's probably just the system glitch others have mentioned.

This kept happening to me and I COULD NOT get through to anyone at the county office to ask about it. After 3 days of trying I found this service called Claimyr that got me through to a real person in like 20 minutes. They basically call the CalFresh office for you and when they reach a live person, they connect you. Saved me hours of being on hold! Check out their video to see how it works: https://youtu.be/eZ19FHRETv8?si=_CXnXqNXbLl26WB8 or go to claimyr.com. The worker I finally reached said those blank notices were a known technical issue and nothing to worry about.

I experienced something similar, but in my case, I found out the blank notices were actually related to an internal case note my eligibility worker made that accidentally triggered a notice. Here's what you can do: 1. Check the Message Center in BenefitsCal, not just the eNotices section 2. Look at your Documents section to see if anything new was uploaded 3. If you have CalWORKs too, make sure the notices weren't for that program instead 4. If you're worried, call your county office and ask them to check if any notices were supposed to be sent to you Empty notices typically don't indicate any action you need to take, but it's always better to verify if you're concerned about your benefits status.

wait are eNotices the same as text messages? i get texts about my calfresh but never check the website lol. should i be checking the website for important stuff too??

anyone else notice the website is down like every sunday night? maybe they were doing maintenance and the blank notices happened during that?

Update from my county worker: They confirmed this is a known issue happening statewide. The blank notices are being generated during system maintenance but don't contain any actual information. They said you don't need to call about them unless you're expecting an important notice about your case. They're supposedly working on a fix that will be implemented in the next system update.

I've been dealing with this exact same issue for the past few weeks! Got 4 blank eNotices over two different days and it was driving me crazy thinking I missed something critical. After reading everyone's responses here, I feel so much better knowing it's a widespread system glitch. I actually did call my county office (took forever to get through) and they confirmed what others have said - it's just phantom notices from system maintenance. They told me to ignore any blank ones unless I'm specifically waiting for something like recertification paperwork. Really hoping they get this fixed soon because the anxiety of thinking you missed an important notice is no joke!