New CalFresh Rules Requiring Many To Work To Receive Food Benefits Go Into Effect Monday

CBS Bay Area

June 1, 2026

On Monday, new rules kick in that require many who apply for government food assistance to be working. It's a mandate from President Trump's HR-1 budget bill, and those who supply food to struggling people are wondering how it's all going to work.

The changes could leave potentially hundreds of thousands of Californians looking for work.

SNAP is the federal food assistance program once known as food stamps. In California, the program is called CalFresh, and people get their benefits loaded onto an EBT debit card, which can be used to purchase food at grocery stores.

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