SNAP FY 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustments

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SNAP FY 2023 Cost of Living Adjustments (258.97 KB)

DATE:	August 9, 2022
SUBJECT:	SNAP – Fiscal Year 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustments
TO:	All SNAP State Agencies All Regions

This memorandum provides the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum allotments, income eligibility standards, and deductions. Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, COLAs are effective as of Oct. 1, 2022.

Attached are FY 2023 COLAs for the 48 contiguous states and D.C., Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Maximum allotments will increase for the 48 states and D.C., Hawaii, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Alaska. For a family of four receiving a maximum allotment in the 48 states and D.C., benefits will be $939. Maximum allotments for a family of four will increase to a range of $1,172 to $1,819 in Alaska, to $1,794 in Hawaii, to $1,385 in Guam, and to $1,208 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The minimum benefit for the 48 states and D.C. will increase to $23 and will also increase in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The shelter cap value increased by $27 to $624 for the 48 states and D.C. The shelter cap values for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands also increased. The maximum homeless shelter deduction increased slightly to $166.81 for the 48 states, D.C., Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgins Islands. The minimum standard deduction for household sizes 1 through 4 increased to $193 a month for the 48 states and D.C. Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands also experienced increases in their standard deduction amounts.

The resource limit for households will increase by $250 to $2,750 for the 48 states and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The resource limit for households where at least one person is age 60 or older, or is disabled, will increase by $500 to $4,250.

Regional Offices should ensure that their states are apprised of these changes. State agencies with questions regarding these adjustments should contact their respective regional office representatives. Regional office staff with questions should contact Catrina Kamau at catrina.kamau@usda.gov.

Sasha Gersten-Paal
Director
Program Development Division

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