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The federal poverty line in the United States began as thresholds developed by Social Security economist Mollie Orshansky in the mid-1960s and was formalized by the federal government as the Official ...
HHS publishes its federal poverty guidelines — including the separate, higher figures for Alaska and Hawaii — through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the a...
The 2025 HHS poverty guidelines set a baseline FPL of $15,650 for an individual in the 48 contiguous states and D.C., with higher, separately listed figures for Alaska ($19,550) and Hawaii ($17,990) t...
The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) created a suite of programs — notably — that multiple postwar analyses credit with measurable reductions in poverty and meaningful long-term gains in education...
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was a sweeping package of mid-1960s federal initiatives aimed at . Its signature laws included the Economic Opportunity Act, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medi...