Ben Chartoff

May 20, 2024 | urban.org | Elaine Waxman |Christina Baird |Rachel Marconi |Ben Chartoff

How do we estimate the SNAP benefit per meal? The maximum SNAP benefit is the same for all counties in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, DC, and is adjusted for Alaska and Hawaii. Because we are interested in how well the maximum benefit can help people afford the cost of a modestly priced meal in their communities, we take an average of the maximum benefit each household size can receive and adjust it for each household size’s share of SNAP enrollees in 2022.

Mar 6, 2024 | urban.org | Ajjit Narayanan |Alena Stern |Graham MacDonald |Amy Rogin |Allison Feldman |Ben Chartoff | +5 more

in the city Hover over the dots to see how demographic groups are over- and underrepresented in your data? No significant difference Notes: Demographic categories for Asian, Black, White, and all other races and ethnicities include Latinx and non-Latinx residents, unless noted otherwise. When using “children under 18” as a baseline, the “uninsured” category includes 18-year-olds (i.e., children under 19).

Jul 13, 2023 | urban.org | Elaine Waxman |Christina Baird |Rachel Logan |Ben Chartoff

ABOUTHow do we estimate the SNAP benefit per meal? The maximum SNAP benefit is the same for all counties in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, DC, and is adjusted for Alaska and Hawaii. Because we are interested in how well the maximum benefit can help people afford the cost of a modestly priced meal in their communities, we take an average of the maximum benefit each household size can receive and adjust it for each household size’s share of SNAP enrollees in 2021.