President Biden announced Federal Forbearance halting loan repayment and interest collection on federal student loans. The Forbearance was set to expire starting January 1^st 2023, but it is now extended through June 30^th 2023. The extension is due to the paused debt forgiveness plan that is stuck in federal court. If the loan forgiveness plan is allowed to proceed borrowers will have 60 days from implementation until loans go into repayment. If the program is still on hold as of June 30^th, loan repayment start in July. For more details view the Department of Education Press Release

As you may be aware, due to the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declaration ending on May 11, 2023, California will no longer be able to exempt students using the temporary changes to the CalFresh student eligibility rule.  Beginning June 10, 2023, these temporary exemptions will no longer apply to college students who are newly applying for CalFresh.  Beginning July 1, 2023, college students who already get CalFresh benefits should not experience any changes until their next recertification, where their eligibility will be reassessed.  As a reminder, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are two temporary changes to the CalFresh student eligibility rule to expand eligibility to students who are eligible for federal or state work study or who have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of zero dollars.

In response to the end of the CalFresh Temporary Student Exemptions, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has created outreach materials. We are requesting that our partners help disseminate these resources broadly with your networks as we prepare for the end of the CalFresh Temporary Student Exemptions.  These materials address potential questions that CalFresh households may have as the temporary student exemptions come to an end.

The CDSS webpage for the end of the CalFresh Emergency Allotments can be accessed with this URL: https://cdss.ca.gov/calfreshcovid19. Note that the CDSS is working on posting all materials and translated versions as soon as administratively possible.

Should you have any questions related to the policies regarding the end of the CalFresh Temporary Student Exemptions, please email [email protected].

The Student Financial Services Office will be closed Friday, March 31st in observance of the Cesar Chavez Day Holiday.

We understand that emergencies can arise when our office is closed. To better help serve our students in these instances we have a list of resources to provide assistance when our office is unreachable. Be sure to email or leave a message for our office and we will get back to you as soon as we return.

The After Hours information is located on our Contact Page just below the Virtual Front Desk section.