USDA has confirmed that there will be 3 more CalFresh payments after the one on February 7. CalFresh refers to SNAP, but it has a different name in the State of California. This State started issuing Food Stamps on February 1 and they will continue arriving through February 10, 2025.
As for the maximum Calfresh benefit amount, checks for a single person will be up to $292. Families of 4 can receive from SNAP up to $975. The largest Food Stamp payment will be for those whose household size is 8. Their maximum amount will be $1,756. For your information, the maximum amounts are the same in California as in the other 48 contiguous States and D.C.
Calfresh (SNAP) payment schedule in California
Food Stamps will be delivered in California using the last digit of the SNAP recipient’s case number. The numbers that the CalFresh program uses go from 1 to 9, and then the final payment will be for those with a 0.
- Case number ending in: 1 = SNAP benefits will be due on March 1st
- Case number ending in: 2 = Food Stamps available on March 2nd
- Case number ending in: 3 = Food Stamps available on March 3rd
- Case number ending in: 4 = Food Stamps available on March 4th
- Case number ending in: 5 = Food Stamps available on March 5th
- Case number ending in: 6 = Food Stamps available on March 6th
- Case number ending in: 7 = Food Stamps available on February 7th
- Case number ending in: 8 = Food Stamps available on February 8th
- Case number ending in: 9 = Food Stamps available on February 9th
- Case number ending in: 0 = Food Stamps available on February 10th
Where can you pay using CalFresh (SNAP) benefits?
USDA authorizes a great deal of grocery stores, retailers and farmer markets. Take for example, Los Angeles. There you will be able to use your EBT card at Walmart, ALDI, Los Angeles City Hall Certified Farmers Market, SUBWAY, Trader Joe’s and many other stores.
To know where it would be closer to your home, you can simply use the USDA’s locator. In this way, you will be able to find all the places you can go grocery shopping. Visit it at: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailer-locator
What is more, you can also buy SNAP-eligible items with your CalFresh card on Amazon. Anyway, do not forget to buy at your local farmer market because it will have delicious and nutritious food for a great price.
