About 720 residents in Stanislaus County have lost CalFresh benefits, as of Nov. 1, because of new federal work requirements.
It represents a small percentage of the 85,000 county residents receiving CalFresh food assistance, but the number of those affected will grow as their eligibility comes up for renewal in the months ahead.
The county’s Community Services Agency said 2,100 people could lose the assistance if they don’t meet the work requirements under H.R. 1, the federal bill that made changes to the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. CalFresh is the name for SNAP in California…