Documents to Submit

Congratulations on completing your CalFresh application! You will be contacted by a county representative for an interview to confirm the information on your application. The call may come from a blocked number on the day of the scheduled appointment so PLEASE answer all calls that day to avoid missing your appointment. 

To prepare for the interview, we ask that you gather the required documents to submit during your interview. The county worker will prompt you on how to upload all the documents during the interview, and you will have a chance to submit any documents within 30 days after your interview.

Required Documents

These documents are required in order to get approved for CalFresh. You can start gather them before your interview and have them ready.
☐ Government ID
☐ Class Schedule
☐ Proof of Address
☐ Financial Aid Statement
☐ Student Exemptions Form

Documents if applicable

If you have any of the following documents, please also submit to the county during your application even if they did not ask.
☐ Proof of Income
☐ Sponsor's Information SAR-22 (Required for Sponsored Immigrants)
☐ Work Study Verification
☐ TANF Funded CalGrant
☐ Beyond the Basics

Optional Documents

You can also submit those documents in addition, some of those will be used to deduct your income
Illustration of Lease
Illustration of Utility Bill
Illustration of Medical Bill
Illustration of Expense
Rental agreement Utility bill Reoccurring Medical bills Other outstanding expenses

Visit BenefitsCal's website to view a helpful list of document when applying to CalFresh. 

Submit documents

If you are missing any documents during your interview, don't worry, you will have 30 days after your initial interview to submit those documents to get your CalFresh benefits. There are a few ways you could submit those documents.

Online

BenefitsCal a one-stop-shop for CalFresh. You can check on your case status, benefit amounts, balance, and submit periodic reports, renewal forms and upload documents within BenefitsCal. To get started, you can

Login to view your case

➤ If you wish to submit documents without an account, please visit the BenefitsCal Document Center

In person

If your documents are due in a few days, we recommend you visit your local county's office in person and bring those documents. For Yolo County resident, you can visit any of the Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency below to submit your documents.

​​​​West Sacramento

500 Jefferson Blvd, West Sacramento CA 95691