§ 18914.5

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) To the extent permitted by federal law, regulations, waivers, and directives, a resident of, or an individual on a waiting list to get into, a shelter for battered women and children who is currently included in a certified household that also contains the abuser, may apply for and, if otherwise eligible, shall be entitled to expedited services of an additional allotment of CalFresh benefits as a separate household.

(b) For purposes of this section, “shelter for battered women and children” has the same meaning as provided in Section 271.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 859, Sec. 2. (AB 2057) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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