Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)

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​What is CAPI?

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 or Submit Documents for CAPI

In person:

2700 Fulton Ave.
Sacramento, CA 9582
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
3960 Research Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95838
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
5747 Watt Ave.
North Highlands, CA 95660
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
2450 Florin Road
Sacramento, CA 95822
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
210 North Lincoln Way
Galt, CA 95632
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
1725 28th St
Sacramento, CA 95816
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 7:45 AM – 4:00 PM

 

By phone: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM at 1-800-929-8118

By fax: eFax (916) 874-2245


CAPI application

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For information about your case:

Call the CAPI number at 1-800-929-8118  

In person:

5747 Watt Ave.
North Highlands, CA 95660
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM


Reasonable Accommodations

Do you have any physical, mental, developmental, or emotional conditions that make it hard for you to apply for benefits or meet program requirements? We can give you extra help. We call this type of help a reasonable accommodation.

To request a reasonable accommodation for CAPI you may:

  • Verbally by calling 1-800-929-8118 or while speaking to a worker about your case
  • Submit a written request by mail, by fax, or in person

The law protects people with physical, mental, emotional, and developmental disabilities as well as others with serious health problems (42 U.S.C. § 12132). For more information please review the PUB 13 and USDA Nondiscrimination Statement.​

For more information on the CAPI program, see:

CAPI Fact Sheet



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