Summer Kid Food Benefits Get Cost-of-Living Bump
Published Date: 3/10/2025
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Summary
Starting January 1, 2025, kids who get help with summer meals through the Summer EBT program will see updated monthly benefits based on the latest food costs. The USDA adjusted the benefit amounts for all states and U.S. territories, making sure families get the right support for the summer months. Each child will get a set amount each month, rounded down to the nearest dollar, for three months of summer fun and food!
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Contiguous States: $40 per Child Monthly
If your child receives Summer EBT in the 48 States or the District of Columbia (including Indian Tribal Organizations), they will get $40 per month for each of three summer months, for a total of $120 for the summer. These 2025 benefit levels are effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and the monthly amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar.
Alaska Urban: $52 per Child Monthly
If your child receives Summer EBT in Urban Alaska, they will get $52 per month and $156 total for the three summer months in 2025 (monthly amount rounded down from $52.51). These levels are effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
Alaska Rural 1: $66 per Child Monthly
If your child receives Summer EBT in Rural 1 areas of Alaska, they will get $66 per month and $198 total for the three summer months in 2025 (monthly amount rounded down from $66.96). These levels are effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
Alaska Rural 2: $81 per Child Monthly
If your child receives Summer EBT in Rural 2 areas of Alaska, they will get $81 per month and $243 total for the three summer months in 2025 (monthly amount rounded down from $81.49). These levels are effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
Hawaii: $59 per Child Monthly
If your child receives Summer EBT in Hawaii, they will get $59 per month and $177 total for the three summer months in 2025 (monthly amount rounded down from $59.71). These levels are effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
U.S. Territories: $59 per Child Monthly
If your child receives Summer EBT in Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, they will get $59 per month and $177 total for the three summer months in 2025 (monthly amount rounded down from $59.87). These levels are effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
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