As has been reported, the additional assistance for the SNAP program, granted during the pandemic, has ended, and many still have doubts about the amount of money they will get and from when they will feel the effect. on their budgets.
Although the change takes effect from March, the already adjusted amount each family will receive to help buy food will not be reflected in their accounts until April.
If you have benefited from the CalFresh program, known as SNAP, in the last three years, due to the pandemic, you received an additional amount, to help you obtain food, but as we informed you , these additional benefits, starting in March, come to an end.
However, it will be until next April when the decrease will reflect on your EBT chart.
The national average reduction is $95, but in California, families who receive CalFresh will lose an average of about $163 per month. The exact amount will depend on how much you will receive based on the number of members, your family.
According to the California Association of Food Banks, it is expected that with the discount applied, the payments will be as follows:
- if only 1 person receives benefits in your family, would receive $81 to $186 dollars;
- if there are 2 eligible family members, your payments would be $316 to $412;
- if there are 3, they would receive 540 to 645 dollars;
- for 4, it would be between $739 and $844 dollars;
- for 5 people: from $916 to $1,021 dollars;
- and if there are 6 from $1,139 to $1,244 dollars.
If you receive CalFresh and want to know your payment amount from April, visit advantagescal.com, you will need to create an account if you haven’t already. You will only need your name, phone number, county you live in, email address, and creating a password.
Remember that no one from the Department of Social Services or any other government agency will call you to ask for your password or any other personal information so that you can receive your benefits. If anyone tries, hang up because it’s a scam.