In the 48 contiguous states, the USDA has said that SNAP payments will go up by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 2025. The highest amounts will soon be higher in Alaska, Guam, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but not in these states.
In any case, if you live in Hawaii and get SNAP benefits, you will get a cut. Hawaii’s Food Stamps will go down, which is a bad thing. This is why people who get a COLA boost should never take it for granted.
States sending SNAP benefits with 2025 COLA boost from or on October 1
In 2025, the COLA will be raised in all fifty states that send Food Stamps. On October 1, 2024, this new price hike will take place.
1. Alaska: October 1
2. Arizona: October 1 to 13
3. California: October 1 to 10
4. Colorado: October 1 to 10
5. Connecticut: October 1 to 3
6. Florida: October 1 to 28
7. Idaho: October 1 to 10
8. Illinois: October 1 to 10
9. Iowa: October 1 to 10
10. Kansas: October 1 to 10
11. Kentucky: October 1 to 19
12. Louisiana: October 1 to 23
13. Massachusetts: October 1 to 14
14. Missouri: October 1 to 22
15. Nebraska: October 1 to 5
16. Nevada: October 1 to 10
17. New Jersey: October 1 to 5
18. New Mexico: October 1 to 20
19. New York: October 1 to 9
20. North Dakota: October 1
21. Oklahoma: October 1 to 10
22. Oregon: October 1 to 9
23. Pennsylvania: Over the first 10 business days
24. Rhode Island: October 1
25. South Carolina: October 1 to 10
26. Tennessee: October 1 to 20
27. Texas: October 1 to 28
28. Vermont: October 1
29. Virginia: October 1 to 7
30. Washington: October 1 to 20
31. West Virginia: October 1 to 9
32. Wisconsin: October 1 to 15
33. Wyoming: October 1 to 4
SNAP maximum amounts in the 48 contiguous States and D.C.
The Food Stamps COLA will go up by a small amount. But for families who are already struggling to make ends meet, every extra dollar will mean the world. Find out how much you can get with SNAP from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
What the largest family size and most you can pay are in the 48 states and the District of Columbia:
If you are one person on SNAP benefits: $292
Families with 2 members: $536
Families with 3 members: $768
Families with 4 members: $975
Families with 5 members: $1,158
Families with 6 members: $1,390
Families with 7 members: $1,536
Families with 2 members: $1,756
Each additional member can add $220 extra to your SNAP check on your EBT card.
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