Effective October 1, 2025, the maximum monthly allotment for a one-person household in California is $298, for a two-person household $546, for a three-person household is $785, for a four-person household is $994, for a five-person household is $1,183, for a six-person household is $1,421, for a seven-person household is $1,571, for an eight-person household is $1,789 and add $218 for each additional household member above eight.
HR 1, the federal budget reconciliation bill, mandates that households with nine or more members will receive an additional 22 percent per member and that benefits amounts are now capped for households with 18 or more members. HR 1 also requires that the Thrifty Food Plan amount (the federal determination of the cost of a nutritious, minimal cost diet that can be prepared at home) cannot be reevaluated until October 1, 2027, and any reevaluation after that must be cost neutral.
The maximum shelter deduction for households without an elderly or disabled household member is increased to $744.
The homeless shelter deduction is increased to $198.99.
The standard deduction is increased to $209 for households of 1-3 people, $223 for households of 4 people, $261 for households of 5 people, and $299 for households of six or more people.
The Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) is increased to $663. The Limited Utility Allowance (LUA) is increased to $170. The Telephone Utility Allowance (TUA) is increased to $20.
The resource limit for households subject to it remains at $3,000. The resource limit for households with a least one household member over age 60 or disabled remains at $4,500. This is also the threshold for substantial lottery or gambling winnings that must be reported. (ACIN I-46-25, September 3, 2025.)