After the 2024 COLA increase, there are higher SNAP amounts in most cases. However, there is one exception and one State got a reduction. The maximum Food Stamp amounts are the same in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
Let’s have a look at the money they get in most States. For example, people who live on their own can get up to $291. The average SNAP payment may be about $202 said the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
A family of 2 can get up to $535 or up to $766 if they are three. Families with four members can get SNAP benefits worth up to $973. It will increase up to $1,155 if you are five people in the same household. The maximum amount in the 48 contiguous States is $1,751 if you are 8.
WHICH STATE PAYS THE HIGHEST SNAP BENEFITS?
Alaska is the State that pays the largest SNAP benefit checks. The maximum amount will be for a family of 8 who lives in Rural 2 areas. This check is worth up to $3,487.
A single person in Alaska can get up to $374, $477, or $581. It will depend if you live in an urban, rural 1, or rural 2 area. SNAP payments for 2 people in Alaska can be worth up to $1,065.
A family of three in Alaska can get Food Stamps worth up to $1,525. Four-member families can receive checks worth up to $1,937. If you are five in the same household in Alaska it could be up to $2,300.
Families with six or seven beneficiaries can receive SNAP checks worth up to $2,760 or $3,051. Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands also have larger payments. Hawaii is the State that got no increase but a reduction.
MAXIMUM FOOD STAMP AMOUNTS IN HAWAII, GUAM, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Hawaii sends up to $527 for a single person on SNAP benefits in 2024. It could be up to $967 if you are 2 or up to $1,385 if you are 3 people. A family of four can receive up to $1,759.
The largest SNAP payment in Hawaii is for 8-member families. It is worth up to $3,166. Each additional member could increase the benefits by $396. But what about Food Stamps in Guam?
If you are on SNAP benefits in Guam, you could get up to $2,581 if you are 8 members. One single beneficiary can receive a payment worth up to $430 in Guam. Four beneficiaries can get up to $1,434.
The U.S. Virgin Islands also pays more money to Food Stamp recipients. It ranges from $375 (1 person) to $2,252 (8 beneficiaries). If you have a low income, get SSI, and have not applied for Food Stamps yet, it is high time you filed!
