Louisiana SNAP Beneficiaries Cost Of Living Adjustments
As a result of cost-of-living adjustments and changes to federal programs, more than a third of Louisiana households and families joining in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will get their benefits and assistance reduced the following year.
The Louisiana Branch of Kids and Family Administrations as of late declared and stated 145,330 SNAP families and households, or about 34% of Louisianans receiving the food stamps, will confront a typical decrease of roughly $47.15 in the month which starts in January.
A cost of living change of 8.7% in federal Social Security Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and a few payments from the Veterans Administration is the cause of the reduction. On the Consumer Price Index, the COLA is designed and planned by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rise in 2023 is the largest since a rise of 11.2% in 1981.
As DCFS stated, “individual Social Security recipients’ monthly benefits and assistances will increase on average from $1,680 to $1,827 which is more than $140 per month.” Also, the maximum monthly benefit and assistance for SSI beneficiaries will rise by $73 from $841 in 2022 to $914 in 2023.
Many individuals are currently over the maximum for SNAP and other programs similar to the Kinship Care Subsidy Program and the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program as an outcome of the increases.
COLA: Benefit Cuts For Many Louisiana SNAP Recipients
According to a published post by New Orleans City Business, the 1,414 Louisiana SNAP recipients and beneficiaries will surpass the eligibility and suitability limit and lose all assistance, and approximately one percent of FITAP and KCSP families will also see their benefits and assistance reduced.
According to the DCFS, “Now, SNAP recipients receive Emergency Allotments, taking them to the maximum benefit amount for their household size.” When the Public Health Emergency has been completed, benefit and assistance reductions for these households and families may not become apparent.
Starting in January, DCFS will create making income changes and adjustments for applicants for SNAP and FITAP by utilizing using an electronic file supplied by the Social Security Administration that contains and holds the quantities of their benefits and assistance.
The organization is urging and advising beneficiaries’ families to get in touch with Louisiana 211 for more information and data on how to get support.
