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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Nearly one-third of student-parents live at or near the poverty line.
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Rita Raichoudhuri, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The subsidies also made available a zero dollar silver plan for those with incomes around the poverty line, which is $15,650 this year for an individual.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
The bill also requires those with an income above the poverty line — $15,650 for a single person, $21,150 or a two-person household — to cover co-pays out-of-pocket on services like lab tests and doctor visits.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 July 2025
The bill would mandate that states go through the full process of verifying eligibility every six months for people who qualified for Medicaid under the expansion, which raised the threshold for adults to qualify for Medicaid to 138% of the poverty line, or $21,587 for one person.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 June 2025
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Rita Raichoudhuri, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The subsidies also made available a zero dollar silver plan for those with incomes around the poverty line, which is $15,650 this year for an individual.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
The bill also requires those with an income above the poverty line — $15,650 for a single person, $21,150 or a two-person household — to cover co-pays out-of-pocket on services like lab tests and doctor visits.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 July 2025
The bill would mandate that states go through the full process of verifying eligibility every six months for people who qualified for Medicaid under the expansion, which raised the threshold for adults to qualify for Medicaid to 138% of the poverty line, or $21,587 for one person.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 June 2025
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“The poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poverty%20line. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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