The calculation model values the saving in the wallet at €2.63 per meal: the market value of the food provided minus the participant’s own contribution. This amount represents the direct financial advantage for people who receive a meal or food parcel.
The category of wallet savings is one of the eight value items in the model and translates the number of meals provided per year into euros. For an initiative with many distributions, the item adds up quickly, which makes visible how much purchasing power a food initiative leaves with its target group. An everyday act, handing out a meal, is thus expressed in a concrete monetary value. Source: Rekenmodel voedselinitiatief (MKBA Food), New Economy.