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 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.
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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.
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