SNAP benefits increase in October due to cost-of-living adjustment

CHICAGO -- People who usage the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, oregon SNAP, volition spot their benefits summation successful October.

SNAP benefits, formerly known arsenic nutrient stamps, volition summation acknowledgment to a cost-of-living adjustments.

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All households volition spot benefits turn by a fewer dollars per month, and the summation volition beryllium higher successful Hawaii, Alaska, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam to offset higher nutrient prices.

The update besides comes with changes to income eligibility for the SNAP benefits program. The nett monthly income threshold for a household of 4 volition summation from $2,500 to $2,600.

CNN contributed to this report