Louisiana residents on food stamps receive an increase in their monthly maximum benefits starting this month. Assistant Secretary for the Department of Children and Family Services Shavana Howard says a household of four that receives SNAP benefits will see their monthly maximum rise to 939-dollars, almost a hundred dollar increase…
“Of course this is really just an adjustment to the increase in food costs that we have seen across the country,” Howard says.
Howard says the federal government determines the cost of living adjustment. She says gross and net monthly income limits for households are also increasing, because of an inflation. Here are the increases…
Household Size |
Oct. 1, 2020 |
Oct. 1, 2021 |
Oct. 1, 2022 |
1 |
$204 |
$250 |
$281 |
2 |
$374 |
$459 |
$516 |
3 |
$535 |
$658 |
$740 |
4 |
$680 |
$835 |
$939 |
5 |
$807 |
$992 |
$1,116 |
6 |
$969 |
$1,190 |
$1,339 |
7 |
$1,071 |
$1,316 |
$1,480 |
8 |
$1,224 |
$1,504 |
$1,691 |
Each additional person |
+ $153 |
+ $188 |
+$211 |
The income eligibility standards and allowable deductions, which are based on the federal poverty level and adjusted annually based on overall inflation, are increasing. For details, CLICK HERE for the DCFS SNAP website page.
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