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.
📌 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).