The Department of Agriculture will apply the 2025 cost of living increase to payments that will be sent in the month of October. Here we will tell you more details of dates and amounts. The United States helps citizens economically in different ways, among them is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, popularly known as SNAP or food coupons. Through this, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sends payments to qualified beneficiaries.
The main objective of this program is to provide benefits to low-income families who have certain difficulties in bringing food to their homes. Financial aid is sent monthly to a debit card EBT, which can be used to purchase food at selected supermarkets, shops and markets on wheels. Although SNAP It is a federal program, the distribution of funds is administered at the state level, so the amounts, requirements and distribution dates may be different from one state to another.
SNAP Amounts for the Month of October
The amounts may vary from state to state. However, the USDA uses a table of the amounts maximums that someone can receive in their benefits, this is variable, depending on the number of people in a family.
For the month of August, the agency made an announcement about the new maximum allowances, deductions and standards of eligibility of income, this after the application of the Adjustment of the Cost of Life (COLA) from 2025.
The Maximum Amount of SNAP Coupons From October 1, 2024 Will Be as Follows
- 1 member: $292
- 2 members: $536
- 3 members: $768
- 4 members: $975
- 5 members: $1,158
- 6 members: $1,390
- 7 members: $1,536
- 8 members: $1,756
- Additional member: +$220
The amounts referred to will be in effect until September 30, 2025. After that, the USDA will make the announcement about the adjustment by cost of life, which will increase payments from October 2025 to September 2026.
Snap Payment Dates in Each State in the Month of October
SNAP is administered at the state level, and the delivery of payments is different depending on the region in which you live. Here are the deposit dates for each state for the month of October 2024.
- Alabama: from October 4 to 23
- Alaska: October 1
- Arizona: from October 1 to 13
- Arkansas: from October 4 to 13
- California: from October 1 to 10
- Colorado: from October 1 to 10
- Connecticut: from October 1 to 3
- Delaware: from October 2 to 23
- D.C: from October 1 to 10
- Florida: from October 1 to 28
- Georgia: from October 5 to 23
- Hawaii: from October 3 to 5
- Idaho: from October 1 to 10
- Illinois: from October 1 to 10
- Indiana: from October 5 to 23
- Iowa: from October 1 to 10
- Kansas: from October 1 to 10
- Kentucky: from October 1 to 19
- Louisiana: from October 1 to 23
- Maine: from October 10 to 14
- Maryland: from October 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: from October 1 to 14
- Michigan: from October 3 to 21
- Minnesota: from October 4 to 13
- Mississippi: from October 4 to 21
- Measurements: from October 1 to 22
- Montana: from October 2 to 6
- Nebraska: from October 1 to 5
- Nevada: from October 1 to 10
- New Jersey: from October 1 to 5
- New York: from October 1 to 9
- N.H: October 5
- New Mexico: from October 1 to 20
- North Carolina: from October 3 to 21
- North Dakota: October 1
- Ohio: from October 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: from October 1 to 10
- Oregon: from October 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: from October 3 to 14
- Rhode Island: October 1
- South Carolina: from October 1 to 10
- South Dakota: October 10
- Tennessee: from October 1 to 20
- Texas: from October 1 to 28
- Utah: October 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: October 1
- Virginia: from October 1 to 7
- Virginia Occidental: from October 1 to 9
- Washington: from October 1 to 20
- Wisconsin: from October 1 to 15
- Wyoming: from October 1 to 4
