Around 13% of California's population receives CalFresh assistance, amounting to nearly 5 million Californians each month, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/food-stamps-california-snap-payments-for-september-worth-up-to-1-691-end-in-one/article_59bf8f78-38ab-5f62-a86c-a983f0ffdb18.html

Households with kids will, on average, lose out on an extra $223 each month, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/feb/18/americans-are-losing-key-food-subsidy-as-prices-get-higher-and-higher/

“We must address the main driver of homelessness and housing instability — the gap between low incomes and rent costs,” said Peggy Bailey, vice president for Housing and Income Security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in a statement.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/15/us-homelessness-hits-highest-level-as-rents-have-soared/