FIGURE 3—

Millions of Adults and Children Kept Above Poverty Line by SNAP: United States, 2016

Note. SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The figure uses the Supplemental Policy Measure (SPM) and the 2017 SPM poverty line adjusted for inflation. Survey data tend to underreport government benefits. We corrected for this for SNAP and Supplemental Security Income and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

Source. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.⁶ Corrections for underreported government assistance are from the US Department of Health and Human Services Urban Institute Transfer Income Model.