August 29, 2025

Food Assistance Change Transmittal No. 105

TO:

Food Assistance Certification Handbook Holders

FROM: Matt Damschroder, Director

SUBJECT: October 1, 2025, Mass Change

Previous Policy: Pursuant to provisions of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provides States with annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The standard utility allowance, limited utility allowance, single standard utility allowance, single standard telephone allowance, excess shelter deduction, resource standards, maximum monthly SNAP allotments, monthly net income standards (100% of poverty), monthly gross income standards (130% of poverty ), and monthly separate assistance group standards for elderly and disabled assistance groups only (165% of poverty) are all subject to change based on the annual adjustments the State receives from FNS.

New policy: The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), which is developed by the USDA to estimate the cost of a healthy diet across various price points, is used to determine the maximum SNAP allotments. The new SNAP maximum allotments will be effective beginning October 1, 2025.

Additionally, the deduction amounts, and income guidelines have been adjusted and are listed below. All the utility allowances have increased. The following amounts are increasing effective October 1, 2025: the standard deduction; excess shelter deduction; maximum homeless shelter deduction; the minimum benefit allotment and the gross income standards, net income standards, and separate assistance group standards for elderly and disabled assistance groups eligibility standards. The maximum resource standards remain unchanged effective October 1, 2025.

Standard Utility Allowance $766 Limited Utility Allowance $479

Single Standard Utility Allowance

$108 Single Telephone Allowance $46

Standard Deduction $209 for an AG size of 1 - 3 persons; $223 for an AG size of 4 persons; $261 for an AG size of 5 persons; and $299 for an AG size of 6 or more persons

Maximum Excess Shelter Deduction $744 Maximum Homeless Shelter Deduction $198 Maximum Resource Limit $3,000 Maximum Resource Limit for Households with at Least One Aged or Disabled Member $4,500

Maximum Food Assistance Allotments AG Size Maximum Allotment 1 $298 2 $546 3 $785 4 $994 5 $1,183 6 $1,421 7 $1,571 8 $1,789 each additional +$218 Minimum Allotment $24

Net Income Standards (100% of poverty) AG Size Maximum Income 1 $1,305 2 $1,763 3 $2,221 4 $2,680 5 $3,138 6 $3,596 7 $4,055