County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalFresh Program Guide Delivered Meals Number Page 63380 1 of 1 Revision Date 120119 Background When a CalFresh applicant or recipient is getting their meals delivered through a Food and Nutrition Service FNS authorized program such as Meals on Wheels they may pay with CalFresh when they meet the criteria outlined below This section has no updates after sunset review Purpose This section details the regulations regarding delivered meals Policy To be eligible to use CalFresh to buy delivered meals a person must meet the following criteria The recipient must be otherwise eligible for CalFresh and o Living alone or only with a spouse and o At least sixty years of age or o Housebound physically handicapped or otherwise disabled to the extent that they are unable to adequately prepare all their meals The recipient may not be a resident of a boarding house or institution The meals must be purchased from a nonprofit meal delivery service authorized by FNS to accept CalFresh If one member of a married couple qualifies for delivered meals the spouse of the eligible individual may also purchase delivered meals with CalFresh regardless of their age or disability Procedure Households must meet all other CalFresh Eligibility Criteria as stated in 63250 Other Program Impacts No Impacts References MPP 636042 Code of Federal Regulations CFR 2747g1 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance on or by 11302022 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations