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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Poverty guidelines Poverty guidelines The term 'Poverty guidelines ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' These are monthly or annual income amounts that are used to help determine eligibility for a number of federal food assistance and other programs. They are derived from the income poverty thresholds used by the Census Bureau in counting the number of poor persons, differ by household size, are adjusted upward for Alaska and Hawaii, are published by the Department of Health and Human Services early each spring, and are updated annually for overall inflation. For example, 130% of the income poverty guidelines is the limit for food stamp and free school lunch income eligibility. Sometimes referred to as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) poverty guidelines'. Previous 5 Terms: Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 Poundage quota poundal Pounds (district heat) Pounds per square inch (psi or lb-in2) Next 5 Terms: Poverty thresholds Powder factor (explosives factor) Powder Snow Power power About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.