2007 HHS Poverty Guidelines

2007 HHS Poverty Guidelines
Persons
in Family or Household 48 Contiguous
States and D.C. Alaska Hawaii
1. $10,210 $12,770 $11,750
2. 13,690 17,120 15,750
3. 17,170 21,470 19,750
4. 20,650 25,820 23,750
5. 24,130 30,170 27,750
6. 27,610 34,520 31,750
7. 31,090 38,870 35,750
8. 34,570 43,220 39,750
For each additional
person, add 3,480 4,350 4,000

The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes — for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.

The poverty guidelines are sometimes loosely referred to as the “federal poverty level” (FPL), but that phrase is ambiguous and should be avoided, especially in situations (e.g., legislative or administrative) where precision is important

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