SNAP benefits will not be increased in all states and territories. For your information, there is one significant exception. The USDA has verified that Hawaii would monitor how the maximum Food Stamp amounts decline.
Alaska, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands have larger maximum amounts than the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, as does Hawaii. However, they will continue to receive a SNAP COLA rise, as they did in 2023.
SNAP decreases in Hawaii
Even though SNAP beneficiaries in Hawaii experienced a drop last year, they will receive another this year. Even if the COLA is for 2025, the increased maximum amounts will take effect next month.
As a result, beginning October 1, 2024, SNAP beneficiaries in Hawaii will receive a lower maximum benefit amount. If you still don’t know the new and revised quantities in Hawaii, look them up below:
8 members can get up to $3,102
7 members can get up to $2,714
6 members can get up to $2,456
5 members can get up to $2,046
4 members can get up to $1,723
3 members can get up to $1,357
2 members can get up to $948
1 person can receive up to $517
Each additional person $388
States with an increase in SNAP benefits and October paydays
A total of 49 states will receive a COLA increase in October 2024. Here you can find the new SNAP payment dates for October when the 2025 COLA will take effect.
Alabama: October 4 to 23
Alaska: October 1
Arizona: October 1 to 13
Arkansas: October 4 to 13
California: October 1 to 10
Colorado: October 1 to 10
Connecticut: October 1 to 3
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
Nebraska: October 1 to 5
Nevada: October 1 to 10
New Hampshire: October 5
New Jersey: October 1 to 5
New Mexico: October 1 to 20
New York: October 1 to 9
North Carolina: October 3 to 21
North Dakota: October 1
Ohio: October 2 to 20
Oklahoma: October 1 to 10
Oregon: October 1 to 9
Pennsylvania: Over the first 10 business days
Rhode Island: October 1
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
Vermont: October 1
Virginia: October 1 to 7
Washington: October 1 to 20
West Virginia: October 1 to 9
Wisconsin: October 1 to 15
Wyoming: October 1 to 4
Guam: October 1 to 10
Puerto Rico: October 4 to 22
The District of Columbia: October 1 to 10
The U.S. Virgin Islands: October 1
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