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Tables of Benefit Issuance

To request a copy of the bracketed issuance tables that are effective October 1, 2025, please send an e-mail request to CalFreshPolicy@dss.ca.gov.

FFY 2026 COLA Notice

The CF 11, “Notice to All CalFresh Recipients,” which informs all CalFresh households of the impact of the COLA on the maximum allotment amounts and standard deduction as well as the new SUA and LUA amounts, has been updated and is included as an attachment to this letter. Prior to duplication, CWDs must ensure that the CF 11 notice contains the county-specific address that clients may use to mail state hearing requests.

To increase awareness of program reporting requirements, the income reporting threshold (IRT) levels have been included. As stated in ACL No. 15-42, issued April 15, 2016, households are required to report mid-period when their income exceeds their IRT. The CalFresh IRT is the amount of gross household income that renders most households ineligible for CalFresh benefits. The IRT was set at 130 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) per household size.

In accordance with MPP Section 63-504.39, CWDs must inform all households on or before October 1, 2025, of the new CalFresh benefit amounts and deductions. The CWDs may opt to use the CF 11 or can notify households via other mass noticing practices, such as disseminating information through news or other media outlets, using social media, county websites, posters in lobbies or other locations frequented by CalFresh households. Households must be informed of the changes no later than October 1, 2025.

COPIES AND TRANSLATIONS

Forms referenced in this letter are available on the CDSS Forms/Brochures webpage. When CDSS completes translations of a form, they are posted on the Translated Forms and Publications webpage. When made available by CDSS, forms translated into an individual’s preferred language must be provided to the individual pursuant to Manual of Policies and Procedures (MPP) Section 21-115.2. For questions on translated materials, please contact the Translation Services Section at lts@dss.ca.gov. If translations are not available, recipients who have elected to receive materials in languages other than English should be sent the English version of the form or notice along with the GEN 1365-Notice of Language Services and a local contact number. See ACL No. 22-56.

Per MPP Section 21-115, the County Welfare Departments (CWDs) must ensure effective bilingual services are provided. This requirement may be met through utilization of paid interpreters, qualified bilingual employees, and qualified employees of