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two federal poverty measures — 1 pages

Reference Poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines are two different federal measures — and the “three times food cost” was calculated once, for the 1963 base year Census issues poverty thresholds for statistics; HHS issues guidelines for eligibility. OMB has never issued either. The multiply-by-three was done once, for the 1963 base year. Retrieved 2026-09-28. Policy · Sep 28