47,000 PEOPLE TO LOSE CALFRESH MONTHLY UNDER FEDERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 14 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:

The Republican budget bill H.R. 1 is subjecting hundreds of thousands of CalFresh recipients to expanded work requirements. The time-limit work rules for recipients of CalFresh, federally known as SNAP, are projected to strip away food assistance fromroughly 47,000 people monthly starting in October 2026.Over the next year, a total of 562,000 CalFresh recipients are estimated to lose their benefits because of the federal rules.

"H.R. 1's expanded work requirements are red tape traps to cut off vital food aid for low-income people," said Assemblymember Alex Lee. "This is yet another cruel and punitive policy by the Republican f...