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The
Aging Network
Information Memoranda
March 26, 1999
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
AoA-IM-99-02
| TO : |
STATE AND
AREA AGENCIES ADMINISTERING PLANS UNDER TITLE III AND TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTERING PLANS UNDER TITLE VI OF THE OLDER
AMERICANS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED |
| SUBJECT : |
1999 Poverty
Guidelines |
| LEGAL AND RELATED REFERENCES: |
Older Americans
Act, As Amended, Section 102 |
Purpose
This Information Memorandum transmits
the 1999 update of the poverty guidelines issued annually in the
Federal Register by the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services. The most recent guidelines were published
in the Federal Register of March 18, 1999. A copy of the
1999 poverty guidelines from this notice is attached to this memorandum.
As set forth in Part 41 of Section 102
of the Older Americans Act, as amended, these guidelines provide
guidance concerning the definition of "greatest economic
need" in Part 29 of this section. The Secretary's guidelines
vary by family size and are updated annually to account for changes
in the cost of living (as measured by the change in the average
annual value of the Consumer Price Index or CPI-U). The 1999 poverty
guidelines represent income standards expressed in 1998 dollars
(the reference to "1999" in the 1999 guidelines is to
the year of issuance).
The Secretary's guidelines are based
on the definition of poverty maintained by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census. However, OMB's
poverty thresholds are adjusted by the Secretary before being
converted into poverty guidelines. The Secretary's guidelines
include higher poverty levels for Hawaii and Alaska (115 percent
and 125 percent, respectively).
The information in this memorandum
supersedes AoA-IM-98-10.
/s/
Jeanette C. Takamura
Assistant Secretary for Aging
Size
of family unit |
1999
DHHS Poverty Guidelines |
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Contiguous
(48) states and District of Columbia |
Alaska |
Hawaii |
1 |
$8,240 |
10,320 |
9,490 |
2 |
11,060 |
13,840 |
12,730 |
3 |
13,880 |
17,360 |
15,970 |
4 |
16,700 |
20,880 |
19,210 |
5 |
19,520 |
24,400 |
22,450 |
6 |
22,340 |
27,920 |
25,690 |
7 |
25,160 |
31,440 |
28,930 |
8 |
27,980 |
34,960 |
32,170 |
For family units with more
than eight members, add the following amounts for each additional
family member: $2,820 (contiguous states and the District of Columbia);
$3,520 (Alaska); and $3,240 (Hawaii). In each case, the same increment
applies to smaller family sizes also, as can be seen in the figures
above.
The information in this table
was originally published in the Federal Register, March
18, 1999, (Volume 64, Number 52)] [Notices] [Pages 13428-13430].
Table compiled by the U.S.
Administration on Aging.
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