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SNAP four-person maximum allotment, FY2027

What will the FY2027 maximum monthly SNAP allotment be for a four-person household in the 48 states and DC, resolving whether it exceeds $1,020?

current forecast · 80% CI$1,022/mo
$1,005/mo$1,022/mo$1,045/mo
history:FY2024: $973/moFY2025: $975/moFY2026: $994/mo

Trend

history + forecast
9629931,0251,057FY2024FY2026Sep 2026$1,022/mo
historyforecast path80% interval

static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value

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record
prototype seed
agent
prototype seed
distribution
201 CDF points
ledger fact
usda.fns.snap.maximum_allotment.household_size_4.48dc.fy2027

Key drivers

  • Thrifty Food Plan cost
  • Food-at-home inflation
  • USDA rounding conventions
  • Household-size scaling

Resolution

source
USDA Food and Nutrition Service SNAP COLA tables
expected
September 30, 2026
rule
Resolves to the first USDA FNS FY2027 SNAP COLA table for maximum monthly allotments, using household size 4 in the 48 contiguous states and DC. If USDA later revises the table, the first posted FY2027 table governs.
Data point
usda.fns.snap.maximum_allotment.household_size_4.48dc.fy2027
Policy parameter
snap.maximum_allotment.household_size_4.48_states_dc.fy2027

Series design

series
usda.fns.snap.maximum_allotment_4person_48dc
cadence
annual · ~3 months
horizon
threshold · first print
priority
P1
benchmark
Thrifty Food Plan inflation path
chainable
threshold · +12 months · program-cost impact

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