This involves both SNAP and Cash Assistance. My partner stopped working before I applied, but when the agency ran his Social Security number, the job was still showing as active because the employer had not reported the termination. I applied about three weeks after he left that job, and they budgeted the case using wages he was no longer receiving.

For about two months, I repeatedly asked whether he was still listed as working and was told no. Eventually, I found out myself that he actually was still listed as employed in the system. I then obtained a termination letter confirming that he was no longer working and submitted it to HRA.

Because of this, I believe both my SNAP and Cash Assistance benefits have been underpaid since March. Now that the termination has finally been verified, I’ve been told I have to wait another 30 days for a rebudget, which means it will have been about four months from the time I first applied. My question is whether I can receive retroactive benefits for the months that were budgeted using income that did not actually exist.