Rachel Logan

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.

Jul 11, 2023 | urban.org | Samantha Batko |Will Curran-Groome |Brendan Chen |Rachel Logan

ABOUT THE DATAHOW TO USE DATA DOWNLOAD TECHNICAL APPENDIXTo determine census tract–level values for our Emergency Rental Assistance Priority Index and its subindexes (Housing, Household Characteristics, and Income), we use data from the American Community Survey (2017–2021) and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (2015-2019).