Great news for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) users: beginning this month, you’ll see a small increase in your benefits thanks to the recent cost-of-living adjustments.
In conjunction with this adjustment, the age definition for a “able-bodied adult without dependents” is changing from 52 to 54 years old.
This change signifies the last modification stemming from the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was instrumental in suspending the debt ceiling until 2025 and resulted in the ousting of former Republican Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy.
SNAP and the new ABAWD time limit age rise
The act says that people who are labeled as “able-bodied adults without dependents” must meet certain requirements in order to keep their benefits. These are what they need to be:
- Working at least 80 hours a month
- Enrolled in an education or training program
These rules are going to stay in place until 2030.
This will mean that most families will get a few extra dollars each month from SNAP. However, recipients in Alaska, the Virgin Islands, and Guam will see higher adjustments due to elevated food costs in these regions.
Hawaii recipients will get less after COLA, but they will still get more than people in the 48 contiguous states.