SNAP Payment: Up to $3,516 in Food Stamps Coming to EBT Cards with 2025 COLA

Posted by Mike Spencer August 21, 2024
SNAP Payment: Up to $3,516 in Food Stamps Coming to EBT Cards with 2025 COLA

SNAP recipients will get the new 2025 COLA increase in the 48 contiguous States, D.C. and Alaska before the Social Security COLA arrives, check Food Stamp amounts

If you are qualified, some states will be the first to send you SNAP payments on October 1, 2025, with the 2025 COLA increase. Also, not all U.S. states and territories give the full amount of Food Stamps.

 

Just so you know, some states will send all of your SNAP payouts at once. As a result, that will be the only possible paycheck for everyone. After the 2025 COLA, one of them will send the biggest benefit amount on October 1, 2024.

 

Which States have a single payday and which pays the largest SNAP benefit?

Alaska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont are the only states where people who get food stamps will only get paid once. Aside from them, the US Virgin Islands will only have one bank holiday.

 

The 48 states that are next to each other share the highest payment amounts, or allotments. This means that on October 1, 2024, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont will not send the biggest SNAP checks.

 

In fact, the State of Alaska will send up to $3,516 to a qualified family of eight living in Rural 2 to help them out. There is a big gap between this amount and the most that can be received through SNAP after the 2025 COLA in the 48 contiguous states. A family of eight can only get $1,751.

 

SNAP Payment: Up to $3,516 in Food Stamps Coming to EBT Cards with 2025 COLA
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SNAP payments after 2025 COLA starting on October 1, 2024

Here is a full list of all the states’ paydays. On September 1, money will be sent to EBT cards, but some states will have more than one payment date.

  • Arizona: October 1-13
  • California: October 1-10
  • Colorado: October 1-10
  • Connecticut: October 1-3
  • Florida: October 1-28
  • Idaho: October 1-10
  • Illinois: October 1-10
  • Iowa: October 1-10
  • Kansas: October 1-10
  • Kentucky: October 1-19
  • Louisiana: October 1-23
  • Massachusetts: October 1-14
  • Missouri: October 1-22
  • Nebraska: October 1-5
  • Nevada: October 1-10
  • New Jersey: October 1-5
  • New Mexico: October 1-20
  • New York: October 1-9
  • Oklahoma: October 1-10
  • Oregon: October 1-9
  • Pennsylvania: Over the first 10 business days
  • South Carolina: October 1-10
  • Tennessee: October 1-20
  • Texas: October 1-28
  • Virginia: October 1-7
  • Washington: October 1-20
  • West Virginia: October 1-9
  • Wisconsin: October 1-15
  • Wyoming: October 1-4
  • Guam & D.C.
  • Guam: October 1-10
  • The District of Columbia: October 1-10

 

What is the difference in the maximum SNAP benefit amount between Alaska and the 48 contiguous States

Alaska has bigger maximum SNAP benefits than the 48 states that are next to it. For the coming year (2024), which runs from October 2023 to September 2024:

  • For a household size of 1, the maximum benefit is $291 in the 48 states, but $364 in Alaska.
  • For a household size of 4, the maximum benefit is $973 in the 48 states, but $1,216 in Alaska.
  • For a household size of 8, the maximum benefit is $1,751 in the 48 states, but $2,188 in Alaska. 

The differences are starker with the 2025 SNAP benefits (starting October 2024):

  • A family of eight living in one of the 48 contiguous states can get up to $1,751.
  • But a family of eight living in certain rural parts of Alaska (Rural 2) can get up to $3,516. This is the most money that any state or territory can give to a family.

 

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