The USDA has reported that SNAP benefits have gone up in the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands since the 2025 COLA.
But in Hawaii, SNAP payments have gone down. So, people who get food stamps might think that a small COLA boost isn’t so bad after all. It used to be $973, but now a family of four can get $975.
Upcoming SNAP payment dates with the 2025 COLA increase
Some states have already sent all of the monthly payments to everyone who is qualified, but others will keep sending Food Stamps for more than three weeks. Let’s look at Texas and Florida. SNAP payouts will be made until October 28. For the full list, see below. It is in alphabetical order.
Alabama: October 4 to 23
Arizona: October 1 to 13
Arkansas: October 4 to 13
California: October 1 to 10
Colorado: October 1 to 10
Delaware: October 2 to 23
Florida: October 1 to 28
Georgia: October 5 to 23
Idaho: October 1 to 10
Illinois: October 1 to 10
Indiana: October 5 to 23
Iowa: October 1 to 10
Kansas: October 1 to 10
Kentucky: October 1 to 19
Louisiana: October 1 to 23
Maine: October 10 to 14
Maryland: October 4 to 23
Massachusetts: October 1 to 14
Michigan: October 3 to 21
Minnesota: October 4 to 13
Mississippi: October 4 to 21
Missouri: October 1 to 22
Montana: October 2 to 6
Nevada: October 1 to 10
New Mexico: October 1 to 20
New York: October 1 to 9
North Carolina: October 3 to 21
Ohio: October 2 to 20
Oklahoma: October 1 to 10
Oregon: October 1 to 9
Pennsylvania: Over the first ten business days
South Carolina: October 1 to 10
South Dakota: October 10
Tennessee: October 1 to 20
Texas: October 1 to 28
Utah: October 5, 11 and 15
Virginia: October 1 to 7
Washington: October 1 to 20
West Virginia: October 1 to 9
Wisconsin: October 1 to 15
Guam: October 1 to 10
Puerto Rico: October 4 to 22
The District of Columbia: October 1 to 10
Highest SNAP payments in the United States after COLA
After the cost of living adjustment (COLA), Alaska, Hawaii (even though they got a cut), Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands got the most money from SNAP. But Alaska will get the most Food Stamp payments from all of these places in 2024 and 2025.
To explain this, they have higher inflation because of the unique situations they live in. Prices for things and services go up because it costs more to bring them in from other parts of the world. In some way, it’s a remote place. Energy prices may also go up when there is extreme weather.
They have three different maximum payment amounts after COLA because of this. It depends on where you live. City, Country 1, or Country 2 are their names. A family of four could get up to $1,953 if they lived in Rural 2 and up to $1,258 if they lived in an Alaskan city.
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