Household
Members
Gross
Monthly
Income
Maximum
CalFresh
$2,011
$3,405
$4,797
Household = a person living alone or a
group of people living together (they do
not have to be related) who buy food
and make meals together. *Minimum
Could I Be Eligible?
E
ffective Oct. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2018
Yes/No Does your household meet the income eligibility to the left?
Yes/No Is anyone in the household a US
citizen
or LPR (lawful permanent
resident)?
Yes/No Does anyone in the household receive Supplemental Security
Income?
Yes/No Is anyone in the household a student? If yes, please see back for
eligibility.
Yes/No Is anyone in the household aged 60 or over OR have a
disability? If yes, special
deductions
may apply to increase benefit
amount from $16.
Yes/No Does anyone in the household have a child 0‐5 years of age?
Depending on your answers to the above questions, you may be
eligible to receive extra money for food each month. (Special
eligibility rules may apply)
Funded by USDA SNAP, known in California as CalFresh, an equal opportunity provider and employer, and the California Department of Social Services.
If you are a student between the ages of 18 and 49, enrolled in at least 6 units, have no meal plan (or have a meal plan that
provides ten or less of your meals/week), you must also meet any ONE of the following:
• Working and getting paid for an average of 20 hours per week OR a total of 80 hours a month
• Approved (or awarded or accepted) for federal or state work study, anticipates working, and has not refused a work
assignment (can still be eligible even if a work study job has not begun or is not currently available)
• Students attending community college, receiving Cal Grant A and falling within the following qualifications:
unmarried; AND 25 years of age or younger; AND household income less than $50,000
• Students attending CSU or UC, receiving Cal Grant A OR B, and falling within the following qualifications: unmarried;
AND 25 years of age or younger; AND household income less than $50,000
• Ben enrolled in a state funded program that increases employability (EOP, EOPS, WIOA, DSPS, SAS, CARE, US
McNair, Puente Project, or MESA)
• Be enrolled in a program that increases employability for current and former foster youth (Guardian Scholars, FYSI,
CAFYES, Chafee (ETC), or Extended Foster Care)
• Be ex
erting parental control over a dependent household member under the age of 6 OR between the age of 6 and
12 with no adequate childcare (as determined by the county on a case
‐by‐ca
se basis)
• Be a single parent of a dependent household member under the age of 12 AND enrolled full‐time (6 units)
• Participating in the CalFresh Employment and Training Program (CFET) or be a recipient of CalWORKs or JOBS
Other things to consider:
• Unpaid internships or volunteer work do not count towards the work requirement
• Students who live with their parents must be 22 years of age or older to apply as an individual household
• International, DACA, and DREAM students may not be eligible, even with a work VISA/SSN
