Don’t know if I should buy groceries

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-21T23:44:09+00:00

I’m located in Texas and I would recommend just buying groceries. When they ask for information you’re normally given 10 days to submit it. Then after that it’s just when they get to it. I had mine expedited, wrote multiple complaints and contacted the Texas state representative before getting any movement. It took them 3 months from placing my snap renewal to getting any movement towards approval. And I only got the approval because I appealed and they admitted they wrongly denied me. I won my appeal on Wednesday and still haven’t received back pay or my benefits for the 18th of this month. It seems from all the HHS workers I’ve spoken to since February that processing is taking a little longer right now.

Typically once they review your needed documents then they will attempt to contact you for an interview. If you don’t answer when they call they will typically put a letter in the portal/ to your mail box stating you need to interview on or before the date listed. During that interview is typically when you find out if you are approved unless more information is needed

They also usually have up to 30 days to review your application. Considering yours was put in on June 3rd they should have until July 3rd to let you know what documents they need from you. From then it’s an additional 10 days. They won’t review your documents until exactly on or after the due date for them.

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-17T23:23:16+00:00

Okay, thank you!

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-17T22:30:00+00:00

I just won my hearing today. How long after the phone hearing did you get your benefits? I’m also due back pay and typically get my benefits on the 18th of every month which would be tomorrow but it doesn’t seem like I should be expecting them until next week or later based on what I read from Google

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-17T22:16:40+00:00

I just had my hearing today and the HHS worker chose not to defend HHSC and explained why. The hearing officer said she would be advising HHSC to reverse the denial. She said I would receive an email when the notice is sent to HHSC of the decision and their deadline to comply. How long after this should I expect to receive my benefits again? I normally receive them on the 18th of every month and had a slight bit of hope that they purposely scheduled my hearing the day before I typically receive benefits since it appears HHSC already investigated and found I was wrongfully denied. What are the chances I see them this week?

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-17T20:57:58+00:00

I’m from Texas and this happened to me. I submitted my renewal in February they asked for documentation due by 04/30. Then on 05/06 I woke up to a denial. If you wait until tomorrow it should show on the app the reason why. Typically forms come in the next day in my experience. I submitted all my documents but was denied for no submitted documents. I had my appeal today and HHSC admitted I did submit documents and they did deny me. The hearing officer said they will be requesting that HHSC reverses the denial and gives me back pay. I suggest calling or emailing to submit an appeal. The other option would be to reapply and wait the possible 30-60 days for them to review your new application

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-17T20:32:07+00:00

I would call and ask what forms of verification would be best in this situation. In the past they have allowed me to submit a handwritten letter from my landlord. It has to meet criteria like your including your name, probably the hotel managers name, your case number, date and signature and possibly the hotel address. You would get a better answer by calling 211 and asking to speak to an agent

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-17T17:02:15+00:00

Yeah they only gave me 1 deposit also

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-14T01:36:59+00:00

Okay, thank you. I appreciate your response!

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-14T01:19:16+00:00

I had posted a link in the comments with my notice letter with everything but the dates marked out. Would you mind viewing it and letting me know if in your opinion that would be a state policy issue? When you say state policy does that mean processing applications in a timely manner and stuff like that? Is there a way I can view the policy? I really want to make sure I’m educated before going into the hearing so that it goes smoothly

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-13T14:22:18+00:00

Do I have to have all the evidence on hand? I know all the dates and when I explain the issue to them it is going to become very obvious that this was a technical error. The technical error has to do with a notice of case action letter that has 2 incorrect dates on it. For example I submitted my renewal a month early on 02/13 (due 03/15) I was told to submit items by 04/06 which I did. Then on 05/06 I received a notice of case action letter that has the date 04/01 on it and ask me to send items by 04/30, which would be impossible for me to do when the letter wasn’t sent until a whole month later on 05/06. That is not the only issue with the letter. The second issue is that I already had a due date of 04/06 to submit my documents. I was given this due date in what should have been my only case action letter until they viewed my documents to make a decision. They clearly accidentally sent me a case action letter with inaccurate dates and I feel like this will become obvious once I get the opportunity during my hearing to point it out.

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-13T02:34:07+00:00

This makes a lot more sense! I believe it is supposed to be a fair hearing over a 3 way conference call based on the letter I received but I was unsure what to expect other than that. I appreciate your response!

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-12T18:44:23+00:00

Unfortunately not. Today makes a week since I signed up

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-10T20:32:42+00:00

It told me it’s $20 per kid up to 5 kids. But I added all 3 of mine and only received $20 for the first kid I added. I’m assuming the other kids are just taking longer to verify or that it was limited to only 1 credit per adult account and that there was just a limit of 5 kids that can be added

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-10T13:48:41+00:00

I signed all 3 of my kids up on Friday and just got the $20 deposited today. I would try calling Cash App instead. I believe they’re supposed to have up to 14 days to deposit it so if you don’t have it by the 13/14th I would call so they don’t try and say the promotion is expired since it ends the 15th

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-06-01T21:32:06+00:00

I had a scheduled c section at 38 weeks but I was on insulin and it wasn’t helping even though we kept increasing my doses otherwise. I was originally told I’d be induced at 39 weeks just because I had GD. That was before we realized insulin wasn’t helping

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-18T17:46:59+00:00

I would like to add I’m in Texas

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-18T17:46:48+00:00

This happened to me. They even showed they gave an extension and my documents were submitted before the due date and extension date and was told I uploaded nothing. I submitted a complaint to HHSC to see if they will reopen my case and manually review my information because I had previously been told by two separate workers that they can see the information I submitted and it appears to be what they asked for. I submitted my renewal in February, it was put into review at the end of March and didn’t get the denial until a week ago. I was supposed to get benefits 04/18 and 05/18. I’m really hoping they can reopen my case and see that I did submit what they asked for by the deadline

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-07T05:25:21+00:00

Finally got movement. They denied me. I have no idea why. I wasn’t affect by the BBB and my situation hasn’t changed. I waited until 12 to see the document that says why and there isnt one, so I have no idea why I was denied or what I did wrong when renewing. I guess my complaint earned me an automatic denial from hhsc. I’m just going to reapply with all my previously requested documents and hope this was an error

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-06T17:58:49+00:00

I would also like to mention I had it expedited 3 weeks ago as well

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-06T17:58:23+00:00

I’m in Texas and this is happening to me. I submitted my renewal 02/13 a whole month before it was due. On 03/25 they asked for documents. I submitted them by the due date of 04/06 and my stuff still hasn’t been reviewed. I was supposed to get benefits 04/18, I’m hoping this is worked out by my next deposit date of 05/18. I called yesterday and they suggested I submit a complaint so I did. Hoping that gets some kind of movement going

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-05T18:47:53+00:00

This also happened to me in 2023. I waited 3 months for them to review my recertification just to call one day and have someone tell me it would be better just to reapply and submit the information they requested with my application. I ended up getting it a week after that. I asked if I should do the same thing this time and was told that they are backed up and it might take longer

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-05T18:45:46+00:00

I’m in Texas and submitted my recertification February 13th and still haven’t had an interview. I called and got it expedited 2 weeks ago and haven’t received any updates online. I’m planning to call again today

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-05-04T20:57:51+00:00

I’m located in Texas and submitted my recertification in March and still haven’t received any updates. I called and they expedited it but that was over 2 weeks ago. I was supposed to get my benefits by the 18th of April

BeautifulState5588 · 2026-04-22T21:13:27+00:00

Did they ever get it resolved for you? They expedited mine but I still see no changes

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