SUN Bucks Who is Eligible

Who is Eligible?

Who Gets SUN Bucks?

Children who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals through a school meal application or an Alternative Income Form, or get CalFresh, CalWORKs, or Medi-Cal, are automatically enrolled. You don't need to do anything to sign up.

Also, children who are attending Head Start, experiencing homelessness, living in foster care or part of a migrant family are also eligible.

Eligibility Details

For most eligible children, enrollment in SUN Bucks is an automatic process called 'streamlined certification.' No application will be needed.

There are two ways for children to automatically receive SUN Bucks:

  • Children ages 6-18 years who get CalFresh, CalWORKs, or Medi-Cal (certified at or under 185% of the Federal Poverty Level).
  • Children ages 0-22 years who attend a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and are determined eligible for free or reduced-price meals based on a school meal application or Alternative Income Form.

If your children are already determined eligible for free or reduced-price meals for the 2024 school year, no action is needed.

Children ages 0-22 years who were NOT previously determined eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school may also be eligible for SUN Bucks. Request a school meal application or Alternative Income Form from your child's school. Submit the school meal application or an Alternative Income Form to your school to see if you qualify based on household size and income. To learn more and apply, please visit How to Get SUN Bucks.