More than 5 million Californians receive payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) each month, which go to low-income or resource families to purchase food from the basic basket.

SNAP is a social benefit program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) for the purpose ntize food security among the most vulnerable households in the country; this economic aid is distributed month by month in all states.

In most entities, the benefit is known as SNAP, but in California it is called CalFresh, which is administered by the Department of Social Services of the Golden State (CDSS).

In this case, CalFresh recipients have exact dates for receiving the benefit, which is between the first 10th day of the month; however, the days on which money is received are determined by the last digit of the applicant's case number.

The payment is sent to an electronic EBT benefits card, which can be used as debit for purchasing basic foods at supermarkets os, retail chains or agricultural markets authorized by the program. The amounts are determined by the number of people inhabiting the home:

To access SNAP benefits, households must meet certain requirements, including being below the federal poverty threshold; in addition, from From this June 1 recipients between 18 and 64 years will be required to comply with the work requirements or job training of at least 80 hours monthly.