Latest Updates
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End of pass-through of CalWORKs Work Participation Rate penalty
The California Department of Social Services has informed counties that any future CalWORKs Work Participation Rate (WPR penalties will no longer be passed-through to counties effective starting in Federal Fiscal Year 2026. The WPR measures the portion of…
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November 2025 CalFresh benefit issuance
The federal government shutdown ended by legislation signed on November 12, 2025. States must ensure the households receive their full SNAP allotment for November, 2025. Counties must resume normal operations for application processing, expedited service, and recertifications, and…
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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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Questions and Answers about CalWORKs education (STEP)
The California Department of Social Services has issued Questions and Answers about the CalWORKs Student Training and Education (STEP) Program. STEP provides advance standard payments for necessary books and supplies for postsecondary education. CalWORKs recipients in private not-for-profit…
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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…