SNAP benefits will rise for some benefit recipients in October due to an annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Maximum allotments for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries have been boosted thanks to an annual increase used to ensure buying power is not lost with inflation.

Another change to who qualifies for SNAP kicks in on Oct. 1. Under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, more people will be required to prove they are actively working, training or in school. The changes only affect one group of SNAP recipients: able-bodied adults without dependents (or ABAWDs, as the agency calls them), ages 52 to 54.

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may see a slight boost in their maximum benefit amounts beginning Oct. 1. Why it matters: As high grocery prices continue to burden American consumers,