Overview
- The county began enforcing new federal eligibility rules on Wednesday, a shift expected by local reports to cut off about 13,000 San Diegans from CalFresh.
- County officials say affected groups include some asylees, refugees, parolees, people with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants, and trafficking victims.
- People already enrolled will be reviewed at their next renewal, and the county urges updates through BenefitsCal, the Access Line at 1-866-262-9881, or Family Resource Centers.
- Feeding San Diego and the San Diego Food Bank expect more people at distributions, and groups such as Jewish Family Service and 211 San Diego list free food options without citizenship checks.
- More H.R. 1 rules start June 1 with expanded work requirements and fewer exemptions, in a program that is federally funded but run by California counties.