Extended SNAP Benefits Continue For RivCo Recipients: COVID-19

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Riverside County households that receive CalFresh should look for a seventh round of supplemental benefits to arrive Sunday as the state works to ease economic hardships from the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced.

Recipients in the CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), will see the benefits automatically deposited Sunday onto their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.

The state will issue another supplemental benefit Nov. 15.

Qualified households could be eligible for the maximum allowable benefit during the pandemic, according to Riverside County officials. For example, a household of two that typically receives $53 in CalFresh benefits could be temporarily eligible to receive the monthly maximum of $355.

Since April, the state has dispersed more than $82 million in supplemental allotments to about 75,000 households in Riverside County.

“The needs are great in Riverside County,” said Allison Gonzalez, program director over Self-Sufficiency at the county’s Department of Public Social Services. “These extra dollars are helping struggling families and seniors keep healthy, nutritious food on their tables.”

Customers can apply at GetCalFresh.org or by calling the DPSS Customer Service Center at 1-877-410-8827.