Republican Cuts to CalFresh Would Take Food Away from California Families

Proposed federal cuts could mean at least a 30% cut in CalFresh benefits. For a mother and her two children who receive CalFresh, this would mean a loss of $165 per month to spend on groceries.
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Note: Total CalFresh benefits for this family of three is $550.Total benefits were calculated using the average of national and state monthly benefits. The price of individual items were estimated using the average prices from four major grocery retailers. All the items listed sum to $165.
Source: Benefit amount: California Association of Food Banks (2023), Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2025), California Department of Social Services. Grocery Prices: Budget Center analysis of retail grocers' prices participating in CalFresh in the 93306 zip code. Embed Download image