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Riverrun221 OP t1_iwebtan wrote

Reply to comment by Wuz314159 in What is the healthcare system like here for those with Medicaid ? And how are mental health services? by Riverrun221

I’m so sorry that is awful! I don’t work and if I do get a job it would be part time . I hope I qualify !

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Wuz314159 t1_iwem7gn wrote

There are always hoops to jump through. When I applied for food stamps, You had to earn less than idk $30k, Own one home, (I owned none) own 2 cars {1 unlimited value, 2nd less than $50k} (I owned none), and have no more than $1000 in the bank, (I had a retirement account w/ $2000 in it, so I did not qualify)

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PinsAndBeetles t1_iwerdoh wrote

You haven’t applied recently I gather. I have worked at DHS administering SNAP/MA/TANF/LIHeap for almost a decade and at no point in my tenure there were these resource limits in place for SNAP. Reapply if you’re still interested.

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Wuz314159 t1_iwesdug wrote

I got the application. Saw the requirements & called to verify. I can take 'No' for an answer.

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Riverrun221 OP t1_iweonc3 wrote

What the actual fuck! So if you don’t own a home or have two cars you can’t get food stamps?! That’s so fucked up. In California I didn’t own anything just was low income and I got 500$ a month in food stamps

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PsychoCelloChica t1_iwfcx0d wrote

That poster is dead wrong about current SNAP rules. Almost no one is subject to a resource limit for SNAP these days due to something called Categorical Eligibility rules.

Same for Medicaid. While some categories have resource limits depending on your individual circumstances, they NEVER apply to children and most adults are exempt as well.

The current income limit for Medicaid in PA for a single adult (ages 19-64) is $1563/month.

A working disabled adult could earn up to ~$2300/month and still qualify for free Medicaid or up to $5664/month and qualify for MAWD, which is Medicaid with a premium based on your income. The publicly posted limits look lower, but don’t take into consideration the income deductions that many people qualify for.

If you want to be SUPER prepared and cautious, have one of your current providers fill out this form before you move so you have it on hand if they ask for it. (Although it will almost certainly be unnecessary if you aren’t working.)

PA is very strict on timeliness and over 95% of cases are processed within the 30 day time limit, but if you upload all the documentation they need to make a decision and answer when they call for a Food Stamp interview, they will process it right away. No caseworker wants to sit on your case and go back to it later. They seriously just want to process it and move on. They’re also required to call you the same day or next day if you apply for SNAP.

Even if something goes wrong along the way and you are denied, you can request an expedited appeal hearing due to it negatively impacting your health, which gets your appeal heard within about a week.

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Wuz314159 t1_iweoyyu wrote

No, No, No.... Those are limitations on assets. I had no assets... except $2000 in a retirement CD.

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