CalFresh Work Rules Set to Begin June 1, Putting Benefits at Risk for Californians
Starting June 1, CalFresh recipients ages 18–64 without a disability must prove they are working, in training, or performing community-service hours each month to keep benefits, a change critics say creates barriers for those already struggling; roughly 2.7 million Californians are enrolled and about 1 in 7 residents in Southern California face food insecurity.