Your public benefit estimator.
To the dollar.

Every year, 120 million Americans – including parents, children, and seniors – leave an estimated $100B in earned public benefits unclaimed. Not because they don’t need them. Because no one told them they qualify.

About Benefit Kitchen
Benefit Kitchen is the benefits-tech platform that helps working families identify and access thousands of dollars in new benefits. For 20+ years, we have been a trusted partner to healthcare, nonprofits, and government agencies, offering to-the-dollar screening and referral information for 25 federal, state and county work-support programs like Medicaid, SNAP, tax credits, childcare, health plans (including D-SNP for older adults) and other programs.
Our secure platform models benefits across 50 states, adding as much as $10,000 to a household’s budget. Our ongoing research and development process is built on decades of policy expertise, so eligibility data is continuously updated and accurate.

The Crisis
Benefits are complex. Every year, 120 million Americans – including parents, children, and seniors – leave an estimated $100B in earned public benefits unclaimed. Not because they don’t need them. Because no one told them they qualify. In addition, new recertification rules mean that 70 million Americans face Medicaid recertification and 42 million Americans face SNAP recertification every six months.

How it Works
Most public benefit platforms answer the question: “Am I eligible?” Benefit Kitchen’s industry-standard API answers a different question: “How much am I leaving on the table?”
Using your existing client data (zip code, income, family demographics, etc.), Benefit Kitchen tells you (with specific dollar estimates) about eligibility for 25 federal, state, and local benefits programs.
Benefit Kitchen’s new recertification algorithm anticipates if a household might lose Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs – so people don’t lose benefits when it comes time to recertify twice a year.
According to Benefit Kitchen’s data, one in three families who see their dollar estimate pursue new benefits. For millions of American families living in poverty, that knowledge gap makes all the difference.

Privacy Protections
Benefit Kitchen only uses basic, non-identifying information such as age (not birthdate), zip code (not address), household size, and income. Benefit Kitchen never asks for Social Security numbers or immigration status. The platform is entirely HIPAA/PCI-DSS compliant.

HEALTHCARE
A wealthier patient is a healthier patient. Benefit Kitchen helps healthcare payers and providers attract and retain members by identifying benefits like Medicaid, SNAP, and tax credits that directly improve health outcomes and reduce clinical costs.

NONPROFITS
Benefit Kitchen helps nonprofits, including United Ways and other social service organizations, expand their reach without expanding their teams. Benefit Kitchen gives caseworkers an instant, accurate benefits picture for every client, and lets individuals self-screen on their own time, on any device, via call center, app or SMS.

GOVERNMENT
Benefit Kitchen helps cities and municipalities ensure residents are accessing every federal dollar available to them, bringing real economic impact into local communities. With our white-label tool and API, benefit screening can live directly on your existing website or call center (e.g. 211/311)

RETAIL
Benefit Kitchen works at the intersection of groceries, health, and commerce, helping retailers increase existing and new customer spending power by identifying benefits their shoppers may be leaving unclaimed, which leads to better nutrition and health outcomes.

Screen now – it takes ten minutes, it’s free, and it’s anonymous. See if you are eligible for up to 25 federal, state, and local benefits. https://app.benefitkitchen.com

Products/Services

Benefit Screener

To-the-dollar screening for 18 federal, state, and local benefits in eight states (AZ, CA, LA, NJ, NY, TX, VA). Give it a try!

API

Do screenings and make referrals in your own system with our Application Programming Interface for all benefits. Our APIs are live in all 50 states.

CRM

We have a lightweight outcome tracking Client Relationship Management system and reporting tools for caseworkers and managers.

Datasets

Real cost measure datasets, APIs, and widgets for counties and states. Try out one of our widgets.

Integrations

We offer nightly data feeds to customers with an in-place CRM/EHR and pre-screener questions to capture custom client/patient information.

MCP

Use your preferred AI platform (voice, chat, mobile, web, or agentic workflows) while leveraging Benefit Kitchen’s continuously maintained benefit eligibility and estimation engine.