The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has undergone several major revisions recently by the USDA. Those who get food stamps must be wondering if there will be other adjustments starting on January 1, 2025.
Making the most of your benefits in the US will depend on having the right information, since growing costs and inflation do not make it easier for people to make ends meet.
Actually, January will see no new changes, but the ones that have already taken place will continue into 2025. What are the latest adjustments to SNAP benefit payments made by USDA?
The 2025 COLA increase for SNAP (Food Stamps)
SNAP recipients have been receiving the 2025 COLA rise since October 1, 2025, even though Social Security benefits will continue to get it in January. Additionally, this COLA increase will be available to all SNAP recipients through September 30, 2025.
Until then, the USDA won’t change the food stamp levels. Although the increase has been small, it implies that, at least in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands, all beneficiaries will receive more money after COLA. After COLA, a reduction was given to Hawaii.
The maximum SNAP amounts are:
The size of a household or family in each of the 48 states and the District of Columbia is:One recipient $2922 recipients $5363 recipients $7684 recipients $9755 recipients $1,1586 in beneficiaries $1,3907 recipients 1,5368 recipients $1,756$220 for each extra beneficiary
SNAP work requirements and net monthly income
People between the ages of 18 and 54 are now subject to the ABAWD (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents) time limit and labor requirements. It used to be limited to anyone between the ages of 18 and 52. Therefore, in order to be eligible for SNAP benefits for more than three months in a three-year period, these recipients must work 80 hours each month.
The eligibility requirements for net monthly income have also been modified by the US Department of Agriculture. These updated numbers won’t change until September 30, 2025.
A family of four currently pays $2600 in the 48 contiguous states, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Washington, D.C.; in Alaska, it is $3,250; and in Hawaii, it is $2,990. Up until September 30, 2024, they were $2,500, $3,125, and $2,875 each.
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