{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"18914.5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18914.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [18000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. CalFresh [18900. - 18929.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-6/chapter-10"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 859, Sec. 2.   (AB 2057)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/calfresh-18914-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}