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CalFresh benefits to be issued March 1

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) announced that the full amount of CalFresh benefits for March will be issued on March 1, 2019 to eligible households. The single-day, early issuance is intended to shorten the period between February’s early issuance, which resulted in a gap in food assistance for many low-income individuals and households.

DPSS administers CalFresh benefits, more commonly referred to as food stamps, to more than one million residents in L.A. County. Food benefits are issued via an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card.

DPSS has been authorized by the California Department of Social Services to issue March benefits on the first day of the month, rather than the normal staggered issuance cycle of the first through the tenth of the month. DPSS is alerting CalFresh households that the early issuances are not additional benefits, and strongly urging them to budget accordingly to ensure that they have funds available to purchase food through the month of March.

Households are also reminded that if their required Semi-Annual Reports (SAR 7) or recertifications are due in February, all eligibility verification must be received by Feb. 22, 2019. Households with a recertification due must participate in the required interview. Households that submit their SAR 7 and recertification after Feb. 22 will receive their benefits on the normal issuance date.

CalFresh benefits will be issued if eligibility requirements are met.

CalFresh benefits for April will be issued in the usual staggered cycle of the first through the tenth of the month. CalFresh customers in L.A. County with additional questions should contact the DPSS Customer Service Center at 866-613-3777.

[Information via news release from Los Angeles County.]

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12 comments for "CalFresh benefits to be issued March 1"

    • Just saying says,

      You mean get a government, city, or state job? The same hypocrites that are sucking on the government tit, (working for the city, state, or federal government) trying to tell others that their moochers and takers. That’s funny.

      Bottom line, many people depend on the government. If you yourself works for the city, state, or federal government, you’re the least qualified to be putting down other people that are getting government help.

      I don’t hear any of the god loving family values hypocrite republicans complain when the farmers get government bailouts, or when the rich get billions in government tax cuts. or how about all the billions that are wasted on the military industrial complex?

      Stop complaining about other people if you yourself are doing the same thing.

  4. Is Cal Fresh only eligible to US citizens? If not…why do illegal aliens receive ssi food stamps, medical and WIC? As an American citizen I am outraged that we are supporting so many illegals. Why them and I can’t pay rent on legit social security earned from 45 years of paying taxes?

    • IF YOU CANT PAY RENT YOU NEED TO DOWNSIZE TO A STUDIO AND LIMT YOUR FOOD TO INSTANT SOUPS, NOBODY HEAR IN AV TIMES CARES ABOUT YOUR WHINING IF YOU WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT LIFE YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE, GO CRY TO YOUR MOM OR POP NO HERE.!

    • Y u bringing up illegals? That’s why things happen cause ppl like u than when they take your sh***t away don’t start crying that it’s tuff and u can’t eat well go work if your hungry don’t be lazy and get food stamps.

    • A two second Google search would give you the CalFresh home page, and guess what is on that page in the first paragraphs…. “For this program, you must be a resident of the state of California. Other factors of eligibility include citizenship and registration for employment.”
      You can search the other answers out the same way. Usually it is only children receiving funding, not the adults. but hey you are going to believe whatever you want and act based on what you feel.

    • Cal Fresh requirements here: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/CalFresh/Eligibility-and-Issuance-Requirements

      Some non-citizen can get food stamps, if they are here for humanitarian reason. I think they’re waiting for a strong, fearless American to come up to their starving children and say “NO SOUP FOR YOU!”, but you haven’t volunteered. Here is also some guidance, just in case: https://www.openbible.info/topics/feeding_the_hungry