When will CalFresh EBT benefits deposit in March 2025?

CalFresh benefits are distributed over the first 10 days of each month based on the last digit of your case number. If your benefits normally arrive on the 11th, that's unusual as the schedule typically only goes from the 1st to the 10th. Your neighbor might be confusing CalFresh with another benefit type. The distribution schedule hasn't changed for March 2025. You can check your exact date by looking at the last digit of your case number: 1=1st, 2=2nd, etc. through 0=10th.

I heard some ppl had problems with the system earlier this month. my roomate didnt get her benefits on the regular day either. might wanna check ur beneftscal account to see if theres any notices or something. the county office is USELESS trying to call them!!! took me like 3 days to get through last month when i had an issue

The CalFresh issuance schedule hasn't changed for March 2025 - it still follows the standard distribution pattern based on the last digit of your case number (1st through 10th of the month). However, there was a system maintenance update on February 28th that might have caused some delays for people with March 1st issuance dates. If you haven't received your benefits yet, I'd recommend checking your BenefitsCal account for any notices about verification requirements or semi-annual reporting (SAR7) that might be due. Sometimes benefits get held if the county needs additional information.

I had same issue!!! They NEVER sent me the SAR7 form and then suddenly no benefits!! So frustrating when they expect us to report but don't send the forms. Try submitting it ASAP through BenefitsCal - sometimes they'll process it retroactively if you do it within 30 days of when it was due. Good luck!!!

If you're having trouble getting through to the county office about your CalFresh benefits, I recently used a service called Claimyr that got me through to a real person in about 5 minutes instead of waiting on hold for hours. You can see how it works at https://youtu.be/eZ19FHRETv8?si=_CXnXqNXbLl26WB8 - their website is claimyr.com. I was in the same situation with a late SAR7 and needed to talk to someone ASAP. They had me upload my completed form while on the call and reinstated my benefits within 3 days.

btw your neighbor was probably talking about the CalWORKs payment schedule, not CalFresh. those payments did get moved around this month because of the system update. easy to confuse all these different benefit types lol

Since your issue is a late SAR7 form, here's what you need to do immediately: 1) Complete and submit your SAR7 through BenefitsCal today 2) Call the county office to notify them you've submitted it late 3) Request 'restoration of lost benefits' since you weren't properly notified about the form being due. When you submit the SAR7, make sure to include all household income for the report month, any changes in household composition, and all required verification documents. The county has to process an SAR7 received within 30 days of the due date, even if it's late.