CalWORKs benefits not accessible at Bank of America - can't withdraw cash for rent tomorrow

This happened to me last month! Check if you've hit your daily withdrawal limit. BofA only allows $1000 per day from EBT cards. If your rent is more than that, you might need to wait until tomorrow to withdraw the rest. Another possibility is that your semi-annual report (SAR7) wasn't processed on time and your benefits got put on hold. The county sometimes doesn't process them right away even if you submitted everything on time.

omg girl same thing going on for me rn!!! cant get money out either, tried 2 diffrnt ATMs. Maybe its a CalWORKs system problem?? Did u try a store purchase instead of cash back? sometimes that works when ATMs dont

There's a system-wide EBT processing issue happening today. It's not just your card - it's affecting thousands of people across multiple counties. I work at a nonprofit that assists CalWORKs recipients and we've been getting calls about this all day. The state is aware and working on it, but no ETA for resolution yet. Unfortunately, the county workers don't have any more information than what I just shared. For your immediate rent situation, you might want to: 1. Notify your landlord immediately and show proof of your benefits if possible 2. Check if your county has an emergency assistance program 3. Call 211 to see if there are local rent assistance programs that can help

I've been dealing with CalWORKs for 6 years and this happens AT LEAST twice a year. The system goes down and nobody bothers to tell us until we're panicking about paying bills. Last time my car got repossessed because I couldn't make my payment on time. They NEVER compensate us for late fees or the stress they put us through. It's ridiculous!!!

Have you tried calling your county worker directly? Sometimes they can issue emergency aid or at least give you a letter explaining the system issue that you can show your landlord. The problem is getting through to them - the phone lines are always jammed. I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) last time I had an urgent issue and couldn't get through on the regular line. They have this system that waits on hold for you and calls you back when a worker answers. Saved me hours of waiting. Here's a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/jzISHxCPLwE Worth a try if you need to talk to someone at the county asap about getting emergency assistance while the system is down.

Something similar happened to me and it turned out there was a fraud hold on my account. Someone had tried to use my card number in another state! You should definitely call the EBT customer service line (not the automated system). Press 0 repeatedly until you get a human. The wait might be long but they can tell you exactly what's happening with your card.

hav u chekd ur balance online? sum times the web site shows more info than the atm

UPDATE: The state just announced the EBT system should be back online within 24 hours. They're prioritizing cash aid access. In the meantime, if you need emergency help with rent, call your county office and ask specifically for the "immediate need" program. This is designed for situations exactly like yours. Make sure to document everything - take screenshots of failed ATM transactions, save any error messages, note the times you tried to access your benefits. This will help if you need to file for any assistance with late fees.

I hope everyone affected by this files a complaint with the state. Go to cdss.ca.gov and find the complaint form. The more of us that complain, the more pressure there is to fix these ongoing system problems. They can't keep leaving families stranded like this!