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The 2025 poverty guidelines will be on public display at the Federal Register tomorrow and will be published in the next few days.The Poverty Guidelines API is now available with the 2025 data.
U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs
[Federal Register Notice, January 25, 2016 Full text ]
U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs
[Federal Register Notice, January 17, 2020 Full text]
U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs
[Federal Register Notice, January 18, 2018 Full text]
U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs
[Federal Register Notice, January 31, 2017 Full text ]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) analyzes the benefits, costs, and other impacts of significant proposed and final rulemakings, consistent with the requirements of several executive orders and statutes. HHS develops these analyses according to technical guidance published by the U.S.
U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs
[Federal Register Notice, January 22, 2015 Full text ]
The National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) call for a sustainable infrastructure to respond to behavioral health crises, through crisis services that are accessible to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
One Version of the [U.S.] Federal Poverty Measure
[ Federal Register Notice, January 26, 2012 Full text ]
[ Prior Poverty Guidelines and Federal Register References Since 1982 ]