CalFresh / SNAP
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CalFresh time limit waiver for Colusa, Imperial and Tulare Counties
The United States Department of Agriculture has granted a CalFresh time limit waiver for Colusa, Imperial and Tulare Counties from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026. This waiver was approved based on each of these counties having…
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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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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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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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CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program Revised Implementation Date and Eligibility Criteria
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about the implementation date of the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program (MNB Pilot). CDSS also announced revised MNB Pilot program criteria. The required automation for the MNB…
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CalFresh changes in federal reconciliation bill
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, knows as CalFresh in California) as a result of H.R. 1, the federal budget reconciliation act. The act…
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CalFresh Timeliness Standards
The California Department of Social Services has issued clarifications about CalFresh timelines. For initial applications, after an application is filed, County Welfare Department (CWD) must process the application as soon as possible, but in no later than in…
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New ABAWD forms
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued two new forms for CalFresh ABAWD requirements. The new CF 887 is an optional form to verify an individual’s physical or mental unfitness to work when it is not…