poverty line
noun
: a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to governmental standards
called also poverty level
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Senate Bill 124 would require some nonprofit hospitals to spend 95% of the proceeds from a federal drug discount program to reduce health care costs for patients earning no more than four times the federal poverty line, or $62,600 for one person.
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The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
For the first two years, only kindergartners, public school transfer students and families earning up to 400% of the family poverty line (about $120,000 for a family of four) can apply for $7,800 annually to reimburse their tuition and education costs.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Americans can usually qualify for SNAP benefits if their income is under 130% of the federal poverty line.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, amid crises caused by conflict, climate change and economic downturns, the number of people living under the World Bank poverty line of $6.85 a day has remained unchanged since 1990 — that's nearly 44% of humanity.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
For the first two years, only kindergartners, public school transfer students and families earning up to 400% of the family poverty line (about $120,000 for a family of four) can apply for $7,800 annually to reimburse their tuition and education costs.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Americans can usually qualify for SNAP benefits if their income is under 130% of the federal poverty line.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, amid crises caused by conflict, climate change and economic downturns, the number of people living under the World Bank poverty line of $6.85 a day has remained unchanged since 1990 — that's nearly 44% of humanity.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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