The cost is raised each October 1 by a price index
What the document says“on October 1, 2025, and on each October 1 thereafter, adjust the cost of the thrifty food plan to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers”
The section requires the Secretary to make cost adjustments in the thrifty food plan for Hawaii and for the urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect the cost of food there, to make cost adjustments in the separate plans for Guam and the Virgin Islands of the United States without exceeding the cost of food in the 50 States and the District of Columbia, and on October 1, 2025 and each October 1 after to adjust the cost by the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the most recent 12-month period ending in June.
What the document actually says“on October 1, 2025, and on each October 1 thereafter, adjust the cost of the thrifty food plan to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers”
Each October 1 the cost of the plan is raised. It moves with a price index kept by the labor agency.
The index tracks what city shoppers pay. The law uses the 12 months that end in June. Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and the Virgin Islands get their own price fix.
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