San Francisco will respond to new federal work and reporting requirements affecting CalFresh and Medi-Cal recipients. Mayor Daniel Lurie plans to allocate $34 million to retain staff who will help residents navigate the updated measures needed to keep receiving federal aid. The changes begin June 1 for CalFresh and in January for Medi-Cal. Recipients aged 18 to 64 who do not live with a child under 14 must complete at least 20 hours of work per week to continue receiving benefits. The stricter rules apply to new applicants first, and current recipients will face them only when they recertify. The funding is intended to protect the city’s social safety net.
"As CalFresh recipients in San Francisco brace themselves for changes to their federal work and reporting requirements, effective June 1, Mayor Daniel Lurie plans to spend $34 million dollars to help. President Donald Trump's H.R. 1, or his "One Big Beautiful Bill," added new work requirements with stricter enforcement, which will impact roughly 21,000 CalFresh and over 40,000 Medi-Cal recipients in San Francisco."
"The updated requirements for CalFresh recipients begin in June, with Medi-Cal's changes slated for January. Recipients who are aged 18 to 64 - and who do not live with a child under the age of 14 - will have to prove that they are completing at least 20 hours of work a week to continue receiving food and healthcare."
"The upcoming restrictions will only apply to new CalFresh and Medi-Cal applicants. Current recipients in California will only be subject to these rules once they recertify their benefits. But Lurie, who is currently working to balance the budget, proposed a way to cushion the blows posed by a more stringent federal guideline - setting aside $34 million for retaining staff that would help San Franciscans navigate the new measures necessary to continue receiving federal aid."
""While federal cuts make it harder for San Franciscans to access healthcare and put food on the table, this budget will protect our city's social safety net and help residents stay on the benefits they rely on," L"
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