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The Emergency Allotment (EA) benefit, which provided additional funds to eligible households in California to purchase food and ensure access to nutritious meals, ended in March 2023.
The Emergency Allotment (EA) program in California, which gave extra money to eligible households to buy healthy food, has ended.
What are CalFresh and the EA Benefit?
CalFresh is a California government aid program that provides nutrition assistance to low-income households. The EA Benefit was a key component of the program that was introduced to support households during the COVID-19 pandemic. This benefit provided extra funds to eligible households to purchase healthy food and improve their overall health and well-being.
In 2021, as reported by MARCA, the EA Benefit will have delivered over $234 million in aid to over 2 million California households. The benefit has been a critical source of support for many households throughout the pandemic, helping families purchase the food they need to maintain their health and well-being during a challenging time.
However, the EA benefit was not a permanent feature of the CalFresh program, and its continuation depended on federal funding. As a result, it was announced in February 2023 that the benefit would end at the end of March 2023. In April 2023, recipients will revert to their former CalFresh benefit amount.
CalFresh Program Continues to Provide Support
The CalFresh program will continue to offer crucial assistance to low-income California households, ensuring that families have access to nutritious meals and the resources they require to flourish.
Regardless of the decision to end the EA Benefit, the CalFresh program will continue to provide essential support to low-income households in California. The program will ensure that families have access to healthy and nutritious meals, which will help improve their overall health and well-being.
The EA benefit will be funded according to the federal government’s budget objectives and the condition of the epidemic, according to a report by CBPP. But the CalFresh program will continue to support those in most need, therefore reducing food insecurity and promoting good eating habits.
