The Social Security Administration has confirmed the 2025 COLA increase for retirees will be sent in 2025. However, SNAP recipients are already receiving the 2025 COLA once USDA started sending checks with the boost in October 2024.
In this way, SNAP recipients do not have to wait until next year to get some extra money. The downside is the fact that the COLA for Food Stamps is much lower than SSA’s COLA increase, which reached 2.5%, while for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it was just about 0.34%.
SNAP payments left in Florida in October 2024 with COLA
Each State can deal with Food Stamp applications and paydays. That is why the State of Florida sends the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through October 28 and other States have already distributed all the monthly payments. Some States like Alaska or Vermont sent all benefits in a single payday.
The way Florida arranges paydays is using the case number SNAP recipients have. Florida uses the 9th and 8th digit of recipients’ case number, but it is read backward and the 10th digit is dropped.
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 46 to 48 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 14th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 49 to 53 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 15th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 54 to 57 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 16th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 58 to 60 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 17th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 61 to 64 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 18th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 65 to 67 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 19th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 68 to 71 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 20th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 72 to 74 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 21st of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit :75 to 78 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 22nd of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 79 to 81 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 23rd of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 82 to 85 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 24th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 86 to 88 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 25th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 89 to 92 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 26th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 93 to 95 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 27th of October
- Case number 9th and 8th digit: 96 to 99 = Food Stamp benefits available on the 28th of October
SNAP: maximum amounts in Florida after COLA
The maximum amount for an individual will be $292 after the 2025 COLA increase. If you are an eligible married couple or a household of 2, you could receive up to $536.
Families of 3 can receive from the SNAP benefits up to $768 and it could be up to $975 if you are 4 recipients living together in the same household. The largest Food Stamp benefit payment will be for a family of 8 since it can be up to $1,756.
Household Size and maximum SNAP amounts in Florida
1: $292
2: $536
3: $768
4: $975
5: $1,158
6: $1,390
7: $1,536
8: $1,756
Each additional member can get up to $220 extra
