If you want copies of the evidence about your cash or medical assistance, there is a charge of 10 cents per copy. Copies of the evidence about your food stamps are free. You may also bring witnesses to testify for you. Your hearing will not cost you any money. DHS may pay you back for the child care costs you had to pay to be able to come to your hearing if you ask to be paid back within 30 days after the hearing.
Most hearings are individual hearings.
However, DHS may hold group hearings when many people appeal for the same reason. Hearings are not open to the public. To keep the information confidential, the only people who will be at the hearing are you, the people you need to help present your case, a member of the local office staff directly responsible for the action for appeal, the necessary witnesses for the local office and a hearing officer. The hearing officer is impartial and will be in charge of your hearing. Witnesses at the hearing are asked questions under oath.