Full CalFresh benefits have now been issued to all California recipients whose November payments had been delayed by the federal government shutdown, says a press release from Santa Clara County. The payments follow an order by the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island requiring the federal administration to immediately restore full benefits to families.
“We are relieved that families across our county will receive their full amount of CalFresh food assistance for November,” said County Executive James R. Williams. “We will continue to do everything we can to support the needs of our community because no family or child should go hungry in Santa Clara County.”
According to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), recipients who ordinarily receive their benefits on the 1st through the 7th of each month received their full benefits on their EBT cards on Nov. 7—reaching roughly 60,000 Santa Clara County households…