We are excited to share that we have secured production access to the CalFresh Confirm API. Our low-income enrollment pathway for CalFresh cardholders is now LIVE and available to any agency using the Benefits app.
We're excited to share that we have secured production access to the CalFresh Confirm API. Our low-income enrollment pathway for CalFresh cardholders is now LIVE and available to any agency using the Benefits app. It offers a turn-key benefit option for agencies that want to support digital eligibility checks and enrollment for transit riders that are currently enrolled in CalFresh.
We shared a demo of our Medicare cardholder enrollment pathway for the Blue Button API team, a key step in the process to secure production access to this API. This new benefit option will offer enrollment for one of the three discount groups the FTA requires as a condition of funding. Thus, it's a key component of a complaint discount program for agencies offering contactless fare collection.
We begin onboarding Nevada County Connects to the Benefits app this month. We're excited to have a new agency offering online benefits enrollment to their riders.
Cal-ITP teamed up with Santa Barbara MTD at the 33rd Annual Santa Barbara Senior Expo to beta test in-person enrollments using Cal-ITP Administrator—a new aspect of our product for agency staff. Testing went well! We enrolled 14 riders in under three hours. We look forward to making this new feature available to all agencies using the app to complement digital enrollments.
Preview our plans for the rest of 2024 on our product roadmap.
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The numbers
154
Total rider enrollments
Total rider enrollments using the Cal-ITP Benefits app. We aim to surpass 225 enrollments by the end of 2024.
4082
Total reduced-fare, open-loop transactions
Total reduced-fare, open-loop transactions processed at California transit agencies that have adopted Cal-ITP Benefits. We aim to surpass 5,000 transactions in 2024.
↓ 11%
Percentage increase in reduced-fare transactions vs. previous month
Month over month change in reduced-fare, open loop transactions. This activity represents concrete usage of contactless payment by people who benefit from reduced fares.
Interested in Cal-ITP Benefits, but your agency doesn't accept open-loop payments? Contact us.
Cal-ITP Benefits addresses several of Cal-ITP's key goals to improve transit throughout California:
Promote equitable access to transit
Lower costs
Increase Ridership
Improve customer experience
The project also, however, seeks to expand adoption of open-loop payments and supports efforts to provide accurate and complete information for planning trips on public transit in real-time. Learn more about Cal-ITP.
Transit providers! Visit the Mobility Marketplace for a catalog of code-compliant products and services offered by Cal-ITP to support your operations.
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