Who is it for?

CAPI is a program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, or disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigration status.

To be eligible for CAPI you must:

1. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status,
2. Be aged, blind, or disabled,
3. Be a resident of California,
4. Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple,
5. Have income that is less than the CAPI payment standards, and
6. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria (See Manual of Policies and Procedures (MPP) Section 49.020 “Immigration Status")

CAPI benefit amounts vary depending on your marital status, living arrangement, and income.  The payment standards are the same as the SSI/SSP payment standards.

How to Apply:

Apply online: www.BenefitsCal.com, or 

By Mail:

Customer may mail their completed application forms (SOC 814, SSP 14) and verifications to:

Attention: CAPI Unit
5747 Watt Ave
North Highlands, CA 95660

 By Phone: (customer must leave a voicemail and CAPI worker will return the call)

1-800-929-8118

In-Person:

Customer may apply in person by visiting the nearest CAPI office. 

5747 Watt Ave
North Highlands, CA 95660

Customer may also apply in person at any of the local Yolo County offices (application will be forwarded to CAPI office):

Useful Links

• Required CAPI application forms:
  • https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/FMUForms/Q-T/SOC814.pdf
  • https://cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/forms/english/ssp14.pdf
• SSI/SSP:
  • https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/ssi-ssp
• CAPI Payment standards (see #5, To be eligible for CAPI list above):
  • https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ACINs/2022/I-71_22.pdf
• Immigration Status (see #6, To be eligible for CAPI list above):
  • https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CAPI/CAPI_Regulations-Accessible.pdf