California Welfare Income Restrictions
- CalFresh's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, helps eligible Californians buy nutritious foods at a number of supermarkets and grocery stores. A stipend is provided on a monthly basis. Residents are admitted to the program based on a maximum gross income that does not exceed 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or 165 percent of the FPL if the applying household includes a member who is disabled or elderly and can be considered a separate household entity.
- As a federally-funded, locally-administered nutrition program, WIC provides financial food-buying assistance to women, infants and children. The program also provides nutrition education and helps low-income families find access to other community services. To be eligible for WIC funding, applicants must be pregnant women, new mothers or children under the age of five. Eligible annual gross income levels may not surpass $20,147 for a family of one; $27,147 for a family of two; $34,281 for a family of three; $41,348 for a family of four; or $55,482 for a family of five.
- Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the California Emergency Food Assistance Program is comprised of a network of food banks that assist income-eligible Californians with emergency food needs. To be eligible, the annual gross household income level of applicants may not surpass $16,335 for a family of one; $22,065 for a family of two; $27,795 for a family of three; $33,525 for a family of four; or $39,255 for a family of five.
- California’s Medicaid health care program, Medi-Cal provides access to a variety of health care experts and medical programs for both adults and children. To be eligible, a family must be at or below 100 percent of the FPL, which is $10,890 for a family of one; $14,710 for a family of two; $18,530 for a family of three; $22,350 for a family of four; and $26,170 for a family of five.
