Question for people knowledgeable with Veterans Benefits [California, LA, Calfresh]
Hello,
I tried to do my SAR 7, half a year(?) verification, over the phone and they asked me how I pay rent since my school aid alone doesn't cover enough. I pay with my chapter 35 VA benefits which I disclosed during the original interview and disclosed to the person I was speaking to
I think my original case worker maybe put it in wrong? Or just didn't put in at all that I receive those benefits during school semesters
I THINK it's not counted as income, my original case worker stated this (though she could be wrong) and the bit of research I've been doing mentions similar, that it's not counted
But during the over the phone SAR 7 I'm not sure if my information on file was incorrect or I was in the wrong or we misunderstood each other or what, but this new caseworker was basically saying it is income and I need the paperwork to approve it and see if your previous months calfresh amount needs to be changed based on how much you received
I mean I can probably get the paperwork, I'm not against that, I'd prefer to eat after all lol, I no longer have the original copy of my rates so hopefully calling up the VA will give me a new copy, but I guess more so my question is
Is it income?
I know this information is extremely state dependent and VA stuff can be a bit tricky, so thank you to whoever answers!