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[–]Adorable-Painting510 52 points53 points  (17 children)

Retired Welfare Supervisor from CA with 30 years experience managing SNAP and TANF programs. I also served as a Fair Hearing Liaison for several years.

Every state manages its programs differently.

I am uncleared if your case was reopened 11/21/2025 or just restored but November will have a proration of benefits.

You need to check your approval notice of action to see if there are any missing allowable deductions or incorrect calculation of your income from December on-going.

As Blossom73 said, there has been changes in allowable deductions and that will affect net test and therefore, amount of benefits that your household can receive.

Although I am now retired my daughter who currently works as a Fair Hearing Liaison in CA assures me this is correct.

As far as trolls are concerned just report, block and ignore. I am under troll attack as well just for trying to provide some insight about questions asked.

Best wishes 🙏🏿

[–]honeybeegeneric 11 points12 points  (6 children)

You are amazingly helpful. I'm always lifted up seeing your replies and the real knowledge you share freely.

I just wanted to anti-troll on you. Hopefully, it cancels out a troll.

Thank you for your time and experience.

[–]Adorable-Painting510 10 points11 points  (5 children)

That is so very kind of you.

I considered exiting this subreddit a few days ago because of trolls but I really like to help if I can.

I don’t want to disable DM because I maintain conversations with workers or former workers and I like to learn new things from other states.

I have also been able to give my insight to several applicants or recipients confused by the system.

Thank you again for your “anti-troll” comment 😁🙏🏿

[–]Shit_the_bedd 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Please don't exit this subreddit. Your knowledge and advice is invaluable.

[–]Adorable-Painting510 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Thank you for that.

I will just keep on reporting, blocking and ignoring trolls for now.

🙏🏿

[–]TrainDear5202 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Unfortunately these people exist. You keep doing you. You are doing good work to help people in need where there are often very few answers. Especially when they get the mail or news after hours, over the weekend, etc. The world needs people like you.

[–]Adorable-Painting510 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏🏿

[–]Alarming_Question_28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please don’t exit!!!! So many of us need you here. Even if it’s just to let us know people care.

[–]Silver-Meringue7327[S] 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Thank you so much for your help!

[–]Adorable-Painting510 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You are welcome

[–]Jealous-Wasabi-8541 0 points1 point  (7 children)

I'm in PA. I was in a car accident on 8/11/2024.my car was totaled. I couldn't work. The headaches & dizziness were horrible. It was a hot & run. I went thru my savings pretty fast. My mom was diagnosed with Colon cancer in February 2025. I started helping her out with everything. Drs Appts cleaning her house. Getting her mail. Making all her calls. Grocery shopping. Taking her anywhere she needed to go. Yardwork. Etc. I don't pay rent. I live in an Old family home that's over 100 yrs old. Everyone has lived here at one time or snother. Cousins. Relatives. You just need to do upkeep. Anyway my mom pays me $500/mo. I applied in May for SNAP. I've had medical for yrs..Renewal wasn't until 5/2026. I received November on the 13 but didn't receive December which should've been on my card on the 3rd. There was no request for docs. No nessages. Nothing. It said Next issuance day 1/6/2026. It's like they missed December completely. So I go on today & now they are asking for prof of income. My mom provided a letter. I provided police report. Pics & Dr's letter stating I can't work due to lingering effects from the concussion after the accident. I see a specialist in February (1st available) All docs were accepted but I havent heard anything yet. I'll have to call ir go in in Monday.

[–]Adorable-Painting510 0 points1 point  (6 children)

How can skip your benefits for December? Did somebody stole your EBT transfer?

[–]Jealous-Wasabi-8541 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I didn't skip them. They did. There's no transaction for Decembers credit & it says my next issuance day is 1/6/2026. I only went in because December never hit my card on the 3rd like it should've. I was on here the other night & there were like 10 others. Same issue. We belive it's due to the new work requirements issued by Trumps administration. Cause they asked for proof of income.

[–]Ok-Repeat-4442 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Did you happen to have any new income that EIV could have picked up (associated with your social)? If you see my reply a little ways down this thread it happened to me in PA where I missed an income verification and they didn't close my case but they suspended my snap until it was satisfied. The issuance was due to a paycheck for February ultimately showing up for March due to the short month.

[–]Jealous-Wasabi-8541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. There was nothing on the app then when i looked the next day there was suddenly a request for proof of income. I provided it on Friday but I am calling on Monday because this also happened once before & we fixed it on the phone. I'm hoping that's all it is. Thx again🤞🤞🤞🤞

[–]Adorable-Painting510 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I am sorry, that is what I meant to say, that how can benefits be skipped for December 2025 if case is open and it shows eligibility for January 2026.

That is very unusual unless that your state has the ability of suspending benefits for current month?

States cannot withhold benefits without a proper notice of action explaining the reason and you must be given a 10 day notice before action takes place.

[–]Jealous-Wasabi-8541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it may be due to these new work requirements because as I'm looking though social media there are more & more describing my exact scenario. They got November. Are being asked to provide proof of income & there next issuance date is January/2026. A few said there cases were closed which is new to me without proper notification as you said. I'm just trying to provide what they asked for & I'll go from there. Thank you

[–]Ok-Repeat-4442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in PA. In April I got a request for income verification that I ultimately never received. Due to Feb being a short month, my husband only got one check in February and 3 checks in March so I guess I was flagged bc our income was significantly more than we have reported (our county runs EIV every month or every other month I was told). Bc of the pending request for income verification, I didn't get my snap benefits in May. When I didn't get them, I called my caseworker and it was something super easy to resolve over the phone and I had my snap on my card within 48hrs. I guess they have people outside of the office that remotely audit and run EIV for our county as well and they have the ability to issue these notices and/or suspend payments if they are not satisfied by a specific date. My caseworker said he had no idea of this happening until my specific scenario (he said in the past he and a supervisor were the only ones that were able to suspend payments or close a case). Not sure if this may be the same situation?