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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For example, the House program would prioritize children with special education needs in families at or below 500% of the federal poverty line — about $160,000 for a family of four.
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Almost 70% of folks caught in that net fall below 250% of the federal poverty line.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Designed to help families that earn between 150% and 300% of the federal poverty line — $38,730 to $77,460 for a family of three — Families Forward currently subsidizes childcare for 1,435 children, working with Miami’s Early Learning Coalition to pay students’ tuition directly to daycare centers.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
An analysis of 2019 Census data by the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute revealed that 26 percent of households with unauthorized immigrants had incomes below the federal poverty line.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Almost 70% of folks caught in that net fall below 250% of the federal poverty line.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Designed to help families that earn between 150% and 300% of the federal poverty line — $38,730 to $77,460 for a family of three — Families Forward currently subsidizes childcare for 1,435 children, working with Miami’s Early Learning Coalition to pay students’ tuition directly to daycare centers.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
An analysis of 2019 Census data by the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute revealed that 26 percent of households with unauthorized immigrants had incomes below the federal poverty line.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for poverty line
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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