Comparing food benefits and estimates

Maximum SNAP benefits for a family of four don't meet the Economic Policy Institute's "modest but adequate lifestyle" estimate for monthly costs of food in Sangamon County.

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Maximum SNAP benefits pulled from Illinois Department of Human Services Family and Community Service brochures.

Chart: Dilpreet Raju, Illinois TimesSource: Economic Policy Institute, family budget mapCreated with Datawrapper