CalFresh Benefit Replacement Policy Reminders

DSS letter to County Welfare Depts. reminding of the following:

• Requests for individual replacement must be submitted via a Replacement Affidavit/Authorization (CF 303).

• There are no limits on the number of individual replacements a household may request, or receive, in the same month if food purchased with CalFresh benefits is lost in a household misfortune.

• When a household requests multiple individual replacements in the same month, the maximum allotment that a household may receive is largely dependent on the number of household misfortunes that occurred in the same month.

• A signed statement attesting the household’s loss is sufficient and verification of the food loss must be provided only if questionable.

For more detailed information on replacement policies put in place largely due to the growing number of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in California, see the All County Letter:

ACL 21-15 (February 5, 2021).pdf

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