Minnesota SNAP benefits increase, new monthly amounts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual cost-of-living update raises maximum SNAP monthly allotments in Minnesota effective Oct. 1, 2025, with new household amounts published using the USDA Thrifty Food Plan. The change yields modest increases for most household sizes (e.g., $298 for one person, $994 for four), while the article also notes recent federal legislation that tightened SNAP work and eligibility rules and will reduce some state reimbursements.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Effective Oct. 1, 2025, new maximum SNAP allotments in Minnesota: 1 person $298 (+$6); 4 people $994 (+$19); 6 people $1,421 (+$31); each additional person $218 (-$2).
- USDA applied its Thrifty Food Plan cost-of-living update to set the new amounts; the article cites Second Harvest Heartland explaining program basics.
- The federal omnibus law (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) this year tightened SNAP work exemptions and eligibility (removed some exemptions for veterans and people experiencing homelessness, limited parent exemptions to families with children under 14) and state officials estimate immigrants impacted (~9,000 people in Minnesota).
📍 Contextual Background
- Starting Oct. 1, the new maximum monthly SNAP allotments for Minnesota households are: 1 person $298, 2 people $546, 3 people $785, 4 people $994, 5 people $1,183, 6 people $1,421, 7 people $1,571, 8 people $1,789, and each additional person $218.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture uses its Thrifty Food Plan to calculate cost-of-living changes that are applied to SNAP allotments.
- A federal omnibus bill described in the article (named the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) changed SNAP rules by limiting parent exemptions to families with children under age 14, removing exemptions for veterans and people experiencing homelessness, and restricting program eligibility to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and refugees from Cuba and Haiti.