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SNAP Changes 2025-2026

Published on September 30, 2025 by

Annual Changes

  • Income guidelines have increased, click here for a chart of the updated income guidelines.

  • SNAP benefit amounts have increased slightly.

  • Certain deductions have increased: the shelter cap, as well as the homeless deduction.

We have updated our SNAP Budget Worksheet and free SNAP Calculator to reflect all of these changes.

SNAP Changes as a Result of H.R. 1

NYS OTDA has released a summary of SNAP changes under H. R. 1: https://otda.ny.gov/policy/gis/2025/25DC055.pdf. These changes include immigrant access to SNAP and the elimination of many ABAWD exemptions.  

Able-Bodied Adults without Dependent Children (ABAWD) Waiver

A statewide waiver of ABAWD work requirements is still in effect through February 28, 2025. For details go to https://otda.ny.gov/policy/gis/2023/23DC067.pdf.


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