BenefitsCal
This BenefitsCal page is provided as a centralized location for all BenefitsCal related information. Scroll down for more information regarding BenefitsCal outages, Quick Reference Guides, and release notes.
Click here to visit the BenefitsCal YouTube channel.
Click the following links to view the BenefitsCal Cumulative Metrics Report by month: Feb 2023, Mar 2023, Apr 2023, May 2023, Jun 2023, Jul 2023, Aug 2023, Sep 2023, Oct 2023, Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Jan 2024, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024
Click the following links to view the BenefitsCal Quarterly Metrics Report:Mar 2023, Jul 2023, Oct 2023, Jan 2024, Apr 2024
Click here to view the BenefitsCal Quarterly Outage Reports.
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Outages
If you have been routed to this page from BenefitsCal, the system is currently unavailable and details of a planned outage can be found to the right of this text. If no outage is listed, this is an unplanned outage and the issue is being investigated. Please consider using the resources below while the system is unavailable.
Maintenance – from 10:00 PM on Friday, June 28, 2024, until 2:00 AM on Saturday, June 29, 2024
During this period, users will be unable to login to the BenefitsCal application.
Limited Access – on Sunday, June 30, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM
During this period, the BenefitsCal application will be available for customer and Community Based Organization (CBO) users for submitting applications, renewals, and SARs; however, transactions from BenefitsCal will be queued and released for processing upon completion of CalSAWS maintenance activities. The following features will not be available in BenefitsCal: Message Center (notices, messaging, actions, 2-way messaging), appointments, verification of benefits (VOB), CBO account creation, case-link, communication preference updates, and support requests. E-applications submitted from BenefitsCal will be routed to the office selected by the participant instead of the default county office.
Options to apply for benefits online when the above system is down:
Medi-Cal:Covered California
CalFresh:GetCalFresh
Alternative sites for information include:
EBT General Information:EBT Project
EBT Account Login: EBT CardHolder Portal
Quick Reference Guides
Please see below for the BenefitsCal Quick Reference Guides for Community Based Organizations (CBOs) who do not have access to the Learning Management Solution (LMS). The CalSAWS Project is working to add a new screen to BenefitsCal to host CBO materials.
Quick Guide: Apply for BenefitsQuick Guide: CBO Referral CampaignQuick Guide: Community Based Organization Request AccessQuick Guide: Create an Account for New UsersQuick Guide: Customer DashboardQuick Guide: Disaster CalFresh BenefitsQuick Guide: Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)Quick Guide: Find Your CaseworkerQuick Guide: Link to CaseQuick Guide: Messages and ActionsQuick Guide: Opt into Electronic NoticesQuick Guide: Periodic ReportingQuick Guide: RenewalQuick Guide: Report a ChangeQuick Guide: Request an AppointmentQuick Guide: Reset PasswordQuick Guide: Student AppQuick Guide: Support RequestsQuick Guide: Two-Step VerificationQuick Guide: Upload DocumentsQuick Guide: Upload Documents within an ApplicationReference Guide: BenefitsCal and CalSAWS Question Fact SheetReference Guide: Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Dashboard
Release Notes
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