Urban Institute
How SNAP Benefit Cuts Would Affect Maryland Residents
According to a recent report by the Urban Institute, federal SNAP benefits will fail to cover the cost of a modestly priced meal in every county in the US, when the proposed cuts to the 2021 Thrifty Food Plan update go into effect. Maryland is one of the states that will see the biggest gap between benefit amounts and the cost of a meal. In Maryland, rolling back the 2021 Thrifty Food Plan would mean that a modestly priced meal would cost 70% more than the maximum SNAP benefit. Below, explore which counties would have had the largest difference between ...