the poverty line
noun
: the level of income that makes it possible for a person to pay for basic food, clothing, and shelter
families living below/at the poverty line
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Here are three ways to make MAHA a reality:
Expand SNAP eligibility to include struggling working families just above the poverty line.
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Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Take Gram’s example of Gainesville, Florida, where in the 2010s, about a third of the city’s residents lived below the poverty line.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
For the Medicaid expansion group, which includes adults 19-64 years old earning up to $1,800 a month for a single person or slightly above the poverty line, the federal government pays 90% and the state pays 10% of the bill, Cuello said, which is the case for all 50 states.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The index counts workers with wages below the poverty line as functionally unemployed.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Take Gram’s example of Gainesville, Florida, where in the 2010s, about a third of the city’s residents lived below the poverty line.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
For the Medicaid expansion group, which includes adults 19-64 years old earning up to $1,800 a month for a single person or slightly above the poverty line, the federal government pays 90% and the state pays 10% of the bill, Cuello said, which is the case for all 50 states.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The index counts workers with wages below the poverty line as functionally unemployed.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the poverty line
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“The poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poverty%20line. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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