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CAPI

Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) provides cash assistance to aged, blind or disabled legal permanent residents and other qualified aliens who do not qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits solely due to their immigration status.

San Mateo County administers CAPI for the following counties known as the Bay Area CAPI Consortium (BACC):  Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, and Stanislaus County. To apply in person, please visit a county human services office near you.

This flyer in English, Spanish, Chinese or Tagalog tells you more. 

Who is Eligible?

• An individual who is not a U.S, citizen
• An individual who is ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) solely based on immigration status
• An individual who is at least age 65, disabled or blind
• An individual who is a resident of California
• An individual’s monthly income is less than the potential CAPI benefit 
• An individual who has $2,000 or less in resources, such as checking or saving accounts, after exclusion ($3,000 if with a spouse)
• If in doubt, we encourage you to apply or talk to a CAPI worker by calling 1-800-648-0954

How Do I Apply?

• By Phone:
  Call the social services office of the county where you live if you live outside San Mateo County. For San Mateo county residents, you can contact the CAPI unit at 1-800-648-0954 or San Mateo’s Service Center at 1-800-223-8383.
• By Mail:
  Download an application and mail the completed application to your local human services office or to the San Mateo County CAPI Unit at  271 92^nd Street Daly City CA 94015.  You can also call 1-800-648-0954 to have a CAPI application form mailed to you.
• In Person:
  Visit a county human services office near you.
• By Fax:
  Download an application and fax the completed application to 650- 301-8458, attention to San Mateo County CAPI Unit.

Once your application is received, you will be contacted to complete an interview which is required at application.

Renewals

If you are approved for CAPI benefits, you will need to renew your benefits every year.  At least 30 days before your renewal month, your CAPI worker will send you a renewal packet in the mail.  Please complete it as soon as you receive it and return by the due date indicated on the renewal packet. If your worker does not receive your renewal documents on time, your CAPI benefit may be suspended. If your benefit is suspended, you have 12 months to reinstate.  You must cooperate with your worker to get your benefit reinstated.  If you are not able to reinstate your benefit in 12 months, then you have to reapply if you want to receive CAPI benefits again.

 You can submit your renewal packet through one of the following ways below.

• Use the business envelope that your worker mailed with your renewal packet.  Your renewal forms will be sent to CAPI Central Mail Processing at 400 Harbor Blvd., Bldg B, Belmont, CA 94002 and will be added to your CAPI records.
• Upload to our Virtual Box - SMCVirtualBox
• Fax to 650- 301-8458.  Please write your CAPI case number on the first page of each document.
• Submit in person to 271 92^nd Street Daly City CA 94015.