When is CA CalFresh adding the last emergency allotment for June 2025?

Those original pandemic emergency allotments did end back in 2023. What's happening now is different - California secured a special one-time additional payment due to the recent inflation surge. It's scheduled to be loaded to EBT cards between the 16th and 20th of this month (June 2025), depending on your case number. The amount varies based on household size, with families of 4+ getting the maximum supplemental amount. This isn't a permanent return to emergency allotments; it's just a one-time additional payment authorized by the state legislature in the last budget session.

Really? I just checked after seeing your message and nothing extra showed up yet. My case number ends in 54, if that matters. Did anyone get specific info about which case numbers get loaded on which days?

Thank you so much for the clear info! So with my case # ending in 54, I should see it on the 18th. That's a huge relief to know exactly when to expect it. The extra $250 for my family of 4 will really help with summer groceries when the kids are home all day.

Your friend is correct. I work for a local food assistance nonprofit and have been in contact with CDSS about this. The Grocery Inflation Relief payment is a one-time allocation from surplus state funds approved in the March 2025 budget revision. There was discussion about quarterly payments, but that proposal didn't pass the legislature. If you're struggling with food costs, remember you can also apply for the School Meal Summer EBT program if you have school-aged children, which provides an additional $120 per eligible child for June-August.

preach!!! 👏 and they make it so hard to even talk to anyone at CalFresh about this stuff. i spent 3 hours on hold last week just trying to ask why my benefits went down $17 this month for no reason i could figure out

Does this actually work??? I'm suspicious of ANY service claiming to help with benefits but if it really works I'm desperate at this point. Has anyone else tried this?

i used something like this last year when my recertification was stuck in pending for 2 months and i was about to lose my apartment!!! it got me thru to someone who fixed it that same day. worth every penny compared to the stress of getting disconnected 5 times in a row on the regular line

Oh that's good to know! My SAR7 is due next month and I was wondering about that too. So I don't need to include this on the income section at all? That's a relief.

Correct, one-time assistance payments like this Grocery Inflation Relief supplement don't count as income for CalFresh eligibility or reporting purposes. You don't need to report it on your SAR7 or at recertification. The same applies to tax refunds, economic impact payments, and other one-time government assistance payments. Regular income from jobs, unemployment, disability, etc. still needs to be reported as usual if it exceeds your Income Reporting Threshold (IRT).

lucky you!!! mine still isnt there and my case # ends in 72 so i guess i gotta wait till tomorrow 😭

glad u got it!!! use it quick before prices go up again lol 🤣