The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - To be eligible, households generally must earn less than 200  percent of the federal poverty level. CalFresh benefits can be used to buy most groceries and some prepared food at participating vendors, which include most grocery and convenience stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - LAO Assessment Over $200  Million in Additional Eligibility and Administration Component Funding Would Likely Be Needed to Incorporate Findings in 2025-26. We estimate updating the eligibility and administration component methodology to reflect updated eligibility worker rates and to account for changes in the number of CalWORKs applications submitted would require an increase of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969