USDA has announced its intention to revise the Categorical Eligibility policy that allows states to broaden the range of people who can sign up for SNAP / CalFresh. These changes could reduce the number of residents eligible for CalFresh.
A piece in CalMatters, reprinted in several papers around the state, shows how these proposed changes to categorical eligibility could hurt working families in high-cost states such as California. Opinion pieces and articles opposing the change have been printed in area publications including the Lompoc Record, Pacific Standard, and VCStar.
A draft version of the rule was published in the Federal Register on 7/24/19, and residents have until September 23, 2019 to submit their input before USDA can move to enact the rule.
