First to Benefit: $1,756 SNAP Payments with 2025 COLA Increase for Food Stamp Recipients

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USDA has announced that there will be a 2025 COLA increase for SNAP benefits in the 48 contiguous States. Apart from these States, Alaska, Guam, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands will soon have higher maximum amounts.

Nevertheless, if you are receiving SNAP benefits in Hawaii, you will get a reduction. Unfortunately, Food Stamps will decrease in Hawaii. This is why recipients should never take a COLA boost for granted.

States sending SNAP benefits with 2025 COLA boost from or on October 1

Here is the full list of States sending Food Stamps with the COLA boost for 2025. This new increase will come into effect on October 1, 2024.

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.

This will be a small COLA increase for Food Stamps. However, every extra dollar will be of vital importance for families who live on a shoestring budget. Check the maximum SNAP amounts from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.

New $973 SNAP Benefit for Families of Four: Check the Upcoming Payment Date

Family Size and Maximum Amounts 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.