California is set to wrap up payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of October in four days.
The SNAP program, called CalFresh in California, began issuing payments on the first of the month, and the payments will end on Tuesday. The payments will be distributed to qualified low-income households on a day that depends on the recipient’s case number.
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If a case number ended in 1, California recipients were supposed to get their CalFresh benefits on Sunday. If a case number ended in 2, the benefits were supposed to be available on Monday. The payment dates continue until Tuesday, when those with a case number ending in 0 will receive their payment.
The amount of money that SNAP households get is dependent upon household size, income limits, and additional assets, with the average payment in California per eligible recipient coming in at $196 a month. The maximum payment for a household of one each month is $281. The maximum SNAP amount for a household of four is $939, and the maximum amount for a household of eight is $1,691. For each household member past eight, $211 is added.
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The money is loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card every month, and recipients can use the card at grocery stores to purchase eligible food products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, meat and poultry, and drinks. Recipients are barred from using SNAP benefits for products such as pet food, alcohol, and household items such as paper and soap.
Around 13% of California’s population receives assistance from SNAP, amounting to nearly 5 million Californians each month, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
