The federal poverty level is an economic measure used to decide whether an individual or family qualifies for federal benefits and programs.
The 2023 Federal Poverty Guidelines / Federal Poverty Level for calculating income eligibility for state assistance programs for aging, blind or disabled persons.
services increased problems low-income people face to access better-paid jobs and escape the poverty trap. Coupled with high indebtedness ratios, the fall in public savings brought public investment along with it. The average rate of public invest- ment evolved to around 3% of the GDP only in...
such as frequencies and percentages, were used to summarize the socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence rates. Chi-square tests were performed to assess the association between malaria, HBsAg, and HCV prevalence and various socio-demographic factors. Correlation analyses determined the relationship ...
Close to 60% were in homes with income below the poverty level.145 The parents or caregivers of children who remain in the home following a child welfare investigation also had significant health and mental health needs. In fact, such caregivers were less likely to report having excellent or ...
not all social groups provide benefits for the wider community in which they are embedded; some groups (e.g., criminal gangs) can be self-serving at the expense of their community and such negative impacts of social capital can be especially important within a context of urban poverty [38]...