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Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

The federal government uses two different definitions of poverty. Official poverty population statistics uses the U.S. Census poverty threshold while the eligibility for public programs and subsidies is based on the poverty guidelines by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Assists the President in preparing the budget and measures the quality of agency programs, policies and procedures to evaluate if they comply with the President's…