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 here to view the BenefitsCal Cumulative Metrics Reports.

Click here to view the BenefitsCal Quarterly Metrics Reports.

Click here to view the BenefitsCal Usage Metrics Reports.

Click here to view the BenefitsCal Quarterly Outage Reports.

Click here to view BenefitsCal Information Flyers.

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 – on Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM
During this period, the BenefitsCal application will be available for customers 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: Message Center (notices, messaging, actions, 2-way | messaging), Appointments, Verification of benefits (VOB), CBO account creation, Case-link, Communication preference updates, Support requests, E-applications submitted from BenefitsCal will be routed to the office selected by the participant instead of the default county office.

Maintenance – on Thursday, July 3, 2025, from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
During this period, the BenefitsCal application will be unavailable.

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

Apply by Phone:
What County are you applying with? (during business hours)
Contact Number:

Release Notes

25.06.26 BenefitsCal Release Notes
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