CA4SSI Priorities for 2026 Budget Year
Provide an ongoing Cost of Living Increase for SSI/SSP Recipients
Support SSI/SSP Recipients when Emergencies Arise
Lift SSI/SSP Grants to at least the Federal Poverty Line
Previous Statements
June 2025: CA4SSI Coalition Urges Congress to Protect and Strengthen SNAP and Medicaid and July 2025: Coalition Response to the 2025-26 Final State Budget
SSI/SSP Recipients Can Now Be Eligible for CalFresh. SSI/SSP Receipients Not Subject to CalFresh or Medi-Cal Time Limit Work Rules
In the summer of 2019, the “cash out” policy that bans SSI recipients from receiving CalFresh (food stamps) ended. People who receive SSI are now able to also receive CalFresh at the same time.
H.R. 1 expanded who is subject to Medi-Cal and CalFresh time limit work rules but if you are on SSI/SSP you are NOT subject to these rules.
Seniors and People with Disabilities Who Receive SSI Received One-Time $600 Golden State Grant in 2021
The Golden State Grant provided direct aid to those most impacted by the pandemic. It included a one-time $600 grant to SSI seniors and people with disabilities, to help meet the high costs that SSI recipients struggle to pay during COVID. Learn more here.