DFA256 - Food Stamp Program Participation and Benefit Issuance Report
This report provides information on the number of persons and households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - known as CalFresh in California - on a monthly basis, by county. Caseload figures are broken out by public assistance/non-public assistance status as well as federal/state funding status. Benefit issuance dollar amounts are also provided.
Data files
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Food Stamp Program Participation and Benefit Issuance Report - DFA256 This report provides information on the number of persons and households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - known as CalFresh in California - on a monthly basis, by county. Caseload figures are broken out by public assistance/non-public assistance status as well as federal/state funding status. Benefit issuance dollar amounts are also provided.  | Download | CSV | 06/22/22 | 
All resource data  | Download | ZIP | 08/29/24 | 
Supporting files
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DFA256 Report Form and Instructions Technical documentation for data elements found in the Food Stamp Program Participation and Benefit Issuance Report (DFA256).  | PDF | 06/22/22 |