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September 3, 2025 ALL COUNTY INFORMATION NOTICE NO. I-46-25 TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS ALL CALFRESH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS ALL CONSORTIUM PROJECT MANAGERS ALL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM COORDINATORS SUBJECT: CALFRESH COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025 REFERENCE: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE SNAP - FISCAL YEAR 2026 COST- OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 (PUBLIC LAW 119-21); ALL COUNTY LETTER (ACL) NO. 25-50; ACL NO. 25-50E; ACL NO. 19-38; ACL NO. 15-42; MANUAL OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES (MPP) 63-504.39; APPROVAL OF CALIFORNIA’S SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INDIVIDUAL UTILITY ALLOWANCES DATED AUGUST 19, 2025, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025 This notice informs County Welfare Departments (CWDs) that the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has issued the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This notice provides the maximum allotments, deduction amounts, including the Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) and Limited Utility Allowance (LUA), maximum resource limits and income eligibility standards for FFY 2025. This notice also releases the updated Notice to All CalFresh Recipients (CF 11), which provides clients with information about the FFY 2026 COLAs. This letter also provides guidance on the re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan as a result of the codification of House of Representatives 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. (the Act) (Public Law 119-21) on July 4, 2025. Re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) outlines the cost of a nutritious, minimal-cost diet that can be prepared at home. It serves as the basis for determining the maximum SNAP benefit