Monday was my day off so you guessed it, major drama on a targeted individual’s (TI’s) day off to rattle him, you know how the game goes😂
Anyway, Monday at around 2pm as I was getting ready to go out and enjoy my day off, I was handed several letters by the security lady downstairs. They were from HRA and looked important, so I went back upstairs to take a look at them
Remember, the entire housing voucher deal depends on an active cash/public assistance case. If your cash/public assistance is discontinued for any reason then you are out of there for housing purposes.
Luckily for me, my cash/public assistance (PA/CA) were still active per the letters BUT BUT BUT—you knew there was a BUT😂—they changed my monthly amount from $189 to….take a wild guess…yeah, a big fat $0. Lord have mercy😂🤦♀️
Apparently, you can have an active PA case even if you’re getting $0, so at least we survived that hurdle. As for SNAP benefits, I also got a massive slashing—from $756 to $416.🤦♀️ You know damn well that is NOT enough for two teenagers🙄. I challenged the SNAP, but I let them slide on the PA cut because that might complicate the CityFHEPS process.
Here’s the silver lining though. Although the cuts to PA and SNAP were a downer (obviously), the “good” news about it is that it kind of verified the housing specialist’s claim that she had requested a rebudgeting as part of my CityFHEPS. It kinda makes sense that the adjustments to my PA & SNAP came as a result of that rebudgeting, which is a good thing
As a matter of fact I sent an email to the housing specialist after receiving the letters from HRA and she emailed back saying we now need the documents from the landlord—new lease, etc. She didn’t answer my question directly, but it appears from her message that the next step now is to submit the documents from the landlord so rent payment can be approved etc. That was some good news.
Neeeds to say, I also ran this through my new best friend ChatGeep, and here’s what I got back
How long it will take for the landlord documents to be sent is a different question altogether😂🤦♀️
**Also, very interesting re HRA, the letters they sent me re PA & SNAP adjustments were mailed dated 09/27/25 & 09/30/25. I didn’t receive them until 10/06–ONE DAY before the deadline to challenge their decision😳. I found that very odd. Also the notice was NOT viewable on the HRA app🙄. The app clearly shows that there’s a new notice, but it would not let me view it🙄. You have to admit, that’s kinda super odd🤷♀️😂**
Anyway, I’m now waiting on the new phase—new lease signing and its submission for processing. Stay tuned.
To keep it 💯with you, this is how I really feel about this housing process. I’ll do what I need to do, but at this point, I’m beginning to entertain “plan B”🤷♀️