SNAP benefits are changing in October: What to know

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SNAP benefits are increasing Oct. 1: Here’s how much

SNAP benefits are increasing Oct. 1: Here’s how much

(NEXSTAR) – Heads up, SNAP recipients: Your monthly benefit allotment is likely about to change.

On Oct. 1, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (or COLA) kicks in, meaning the size of most people’s SNAP benefits are about to increase slightly.

Single people, however, will only receive $8 more per month. A family of four will get $29 more monthly. That’s about a 2.9% increase in benefits.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of food at home has gone up about 2.7% year-over-year. Overall inflation is at 3.4%.

Starting Oct. 1, 2026, this is how SNAP........

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