Last updated on 2/2/23
Will CalFresh recipients receive extra SNAP benefits this month? The extra food stamps for California are part of the Emergency Allotment (EA) Program. If you want to know how much in extra CalFresh benefits you can expect this month and when you’ll receive them, continue reading below. This post will detail the California Extra Food Stamps Allotment schedule for 2023 and when you can expect extra allotment benefits by month.
Table of Contents:
- Extra Food Stamp Benefits in California
- California Extra Food Stamps Allotment Schedule for 2023
- How much will I get in Extra CalFresh Benefits?
- Are they giving Extra Food Stamps Next Month?
Extra Food Stamp Benefits in California
Since March 2020, California has been using temporary SNAP flexibility to provide emergency food benefits to households impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
These temporary flexibilities are also referred to as Emergency Allotment (EA) benefits.
What are Emergency Allotment benefits?
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act authorized emergency SNAP benefits because of COVID-19.
In California, the emergency allotments will raise each household’s monthly allotment of CalFresh to the maximum allowable based on household size.
In addition, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will approve requests for additional benefits on a month-by-month basis.
We will update this post each month to reflect the extra food stamps that was approved for the month.
California Extra Food Stamps Allotment Schedule for 2023
Here’s the CalFresh extra allotment schedule for 2023 through 2022 by Month.
Click on each month to see the article with the dates extra CalFresh benefits were paid for that month.
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022Â
How much will I get in Extra CalFresh Benefits?
The amount of extra food stamp benefits you receive is determined by your household size.
Your Emergency Allotment benefits through P-SNAP is the difference between the amount of benefits you are currently receiving and the maximum benefit amount for your household size.
If you are already receiving the maximum monthly benefit amount for your household size, then you will not receive any additional or extra SNAP benefits.
However, if you are not receiving the maximum benefit allotment for your household size, then you will receive extra food stamp benefits.
This means that you will receive the Maximum Benefit Amount for your household size with EA benefits.
Maximum SNAP Benefit Allotment by Household Size
Use the chart below to find the Maximum SNAP Allotment Amount for your household size.
The 2023 maximum SNAP allotments for the District of Columbia and all states other than Alaska and Hawaii are as follows:
| CalFresh Maximum Benefit Amount by Household Size for Fiscal Year 2023 | |
| Effective October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 | |
| Household Size | Maximum SNAP Benefit Allotment |
| 1 | $281 |
| 2 | $516 |
| 3 | $740 |
| 4 | $939 |
| 5 | $1,116 |
| 6 | $1,339 |
| 7 | $1,480 |
| 8 | $1,691 |
| Each Additional Household Member: Add | $211 |
Are they giving Extra Food Stamps Next Month?
No, the COVID-19 emergency declaration expires on February 28, 2023.
The temporary boost to SNAP benefits put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, known as Emergency Allotments, will end nationwide after the February 2023 issuance.
Therefore, states that are currently issuing extra SNAP benefits, including the state of California will not be receiving extra food stamp benefits in March 2023.
Learn more about the changes to the SNAP here.
California Extra Food Stamps Allotment Summary
We hope this post on California Extra Food Stamps Allotment was helpful.
Questions?
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Also, be sure to check out our other articles about California SNAP and EBT, including: