California Benefits and Assistance Calculators
Most California assistance programs turn on household size and income, but each one measures income differently and sets its own limits. These checkers apply each program's own test, from food and health coverage to utility discounts, disability and family leave pay, and link to the agency that takes the application.
All 20 Benefits & Utilities tools
Households checking what they qualify for, and people helping a family member apply. Every tool shows how its result was worked out and links to the official source.
Benefits & Utilities guides
All guides →CARE vs FERA: Which Utility Discount Do You Get?
Income limits through May 2027, 30-35% vs 18% off, the cheaper Base Services Charge, and FERA now open to 1-2 person households.
How CalWORKs Benefits Are Calculated
The Maximum Aid Payment table by region and status, the $600 + 50% earnings rule with examples, and the 60-month limit.
California Unemployment While Working Part Time
How EDD reduces your weekly benefit when you earn money, with examples, reporting rules and partial claims.
SDI vs. Paid Family Leave: What's the Difference?
Disability Insurance is for your own illness or pregnancy; PFL is for bonding or caring for family. Same pay rate, different lengths and waiting periods.
How CalFresh Benefits Are Calculated
The income tests, every deduction from gross to net income, the 30% rule and a worked example with this year's federal figures.
How Covered California Subsidies Work
The benchmark plan, the share of income you pay, the returned 400% cliff, California's own subsidy and repaying the credit.
How Paid Family Leave Works in California
Up to 8 weeks of partial pay to bond with a child or care for family: who qualifies, the 70%/90% formula, filing and job protection.
How SDI Benefits Are Calculated in California
Your base period, the highest-quarter weekly wage, the two-tier rate, the waiting period and a table of benefits by earnings.
Medi-Cal Income Limits by Household Size (2026)
The full DHCS income chart by household size, what counts as MAGI income, the reinstated asset test, and the 2026 enrollment freeze for undocumented adults.
How California Unemployment Benefits Are Calculated (EDD)
Your weekly benefit comes from your best-paid quarter. Base periods, the $450 cap, how long it lasts, and what part-time work does to it.
How Much Is Health Insurance in California for One Person? (2026)
Your premium depends on age, region, metal tier and above all income. The 2026 subsidy rules, the 400% cliff, state help and Medi-Cal.
Local figures
Some of these rules change at the city or county line. These pages show the local figure next to the statewide one.