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CalFresh and CalWORKs impacts because of federal government shutdown
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance regarding impacts on the CalFresh and CalWORKs programs because of the federal government shutdown that started on October 1. Because of the federal government shutdown, CalFresh benefits for November,…
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FY 2025-26 Disaster CalFresh amounts
Disaster CalFresh allows people to get CalFresh who would not normally be eligible in the event of a declared disaster. Effective October 1, 2025, the Disaster CalFresh gross income limit for a household of one is $2,258, and…
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Changes to CalFresh Standard Utility Allowance and SUAS payment
Recent changes in federal law have brought important updates to how CalFresh determines eligibility for the State Utility Assistance Subsidy (SUAS) and the Standard Utility Allowance (SUA). These changes, part of HR 1 signed on July 4, 2025,…
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Increase in CalWORKs resource limit
Effective January 1, 2026, the CalWORKs resource limit for applicants and recipients will increase to $12,552, and to $18,829 for an assistance unit with at least one member who is over 60 or disabled. This increase also applies…
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Changes to ABAWD forms
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about major changes to the CalFresh Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD). The ABAWD rule limits anyone age 18 to 54 with no children and/or no disabilities to receiving…
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Kin-GAP new income and property provisions
Assembly Bill (AB) 161 enacts new income and property provisions of the Kinship Guardian Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) Program. The Kin-Gap program provides funding on behalf of eligible children and nonminors to their relative guardian once dependency or wardship…
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CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshold for Fiscal Year 2026
The California Department of Social Services has issued the new CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshold for Fiscal Year 2026. The new IRT amounts are effective October 1, 2025. They are in a chart attached to this ACL. Income over…
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CalFresh Cost of Living Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2026
Effective October 1, 2025, the maximum monthly allotment for a one-person household in California is $298, for a two-person household $546, for a three-person household is $785, for a four-person household is $994, for a five-person household is…
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Emergency Child Care Bridge Program
The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program is meant to reduce child care barriers for children and parenting youth in the foster care system, their caregiver families, and nonminor dependent parents. The goal is to make sure children can…
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IHSS telehealth assessments
During the COVID-19 emergency, IHSS allowed assessments and reassessments to be completed over the phone or by video to reduce risks. When the emergency ended in February 2023, in-person assessments resumed, but both recipients and counties saw how…