The Measure of Poverty: Technical Paper, Issue 2U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1976 |
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adjusted administrative guidelines AFDC agency allocated amount benefits Bureau catchment area Census centum CETA Community Services Administration Comprehensive Employment Consumer Price Index cost definition of poverty Department of Health Dependent Children determined Development Economic Opportunity Act economically disadvantaged Education Amendments Employment and Training established exceed expected family contribution extent of poverty family income financial need Food Stamp Program funds Health Services household housing income level income poverty guidelines individuals institution legislative low-income families low-income persons Manpower measure of poverty median income Mollie Orshansky National needy nonfarm family Nutrition Office of Management Orshansky payments percent PHS Act poverty level poverty line poverty measure poverty terminology poverty thresholds poverty-related programs Program Title purpose received Rehabilitation Social Security Act Social Security Administration Special statistical Student Loan Subpart supplemental security income term threshold Training Act underemployed unemployed urban Veterans Welfare
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Page 68 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to promote the general welfare of the Nation by employing its funds and credit, as provided in this Act, to assist the several States and their political subdivisions to alleviate present and recurring unemployment and to remedy the unsafe and insanitary housing conditions and the acute shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings for families of low income...
Page 90 - A family consists of one or more persons living in a single household who are related to each other by blood, marriage or adoption.
Page 31 - For the purpose of enabling each State, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish (1) medical assistance on behalf of families with dependent children and of aged, blind, or permanently and totally disabled individuals, whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of necessary medical services...
Page 79 - Labor shall develop a comprehensive system of labor market information on a national, State, local, or other appropriate basis...
Page 63 - ... there will be made available in the facility or portion thereof to be constructed or modernized a reasonable volume of services to persons unable to pay therefor, but an exception shall be made if such a requirement is not feasible from a financial viewpoint.
Page 44 - ... is capable, in the opinion of the institution, of maintaining good standing in such course of study while employed under the program covered by the agreement, and...
Page 82 - Such program shall include the development and creation of job opportunities and the training, education, and other services needed to enable individuals to secure and retain employment at their maximum capacity.
Page 59 - State, services for promoting the health of mothers and children, especially in rural areas and in areas suffering from severe economic distress, . . . the sum of $11,000,000.
Page 46 - Search program described in subsection (b) (1) may exceed $100,000 per year, "(b) The programs referred to in subsection (a) are — "(1) programs, to be known as 'Talent Search', designed to — "(A) identify qualified youths of financial or cultural need with an exceptional potential for post-secondary educational training and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake post-secondary educational training.
Page 13 - For each person 15 years old and over in the sample, questions were asked on the amount of money income received in the preceding calendar year from each of the following sources: (1) money wages or salary; (2) net income from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net income from farm self-employment; (4) Social Security or railroad retirement; (5) Supplemental Security income; (6) public assistance or welfare payments; (7) interest (on savings or other investments which pay interest); (8) dividends, income...