From the Daily Bruin: All public undergraduate college students in California now automatically pass the first barrier to applying to CalFresh, giving more than 200,000 students access to the food assistance program. All undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time in UC, California State University or California Community College programs will automatically meet some eligibility requirements for CalFresh, a government subsidy providing food assistance for low-income individuals and families, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced... CalFresh benefits provide up to $306 a month for food and groceries.
...Students with campus meal plans providing 11 or more meals a week are... ineligible for the program... [But] the percentage of UC undergraduates enrolled in CalFresh has more than quadrupled in the last 15 years as affordability has decreased...
Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2026/10/17/california-public-college-students-now-automatically-meet-some-calfresh-requirements.
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