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The 2026 HHS poverty guidelines and their application to various federal programs
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 HHS poverty guidelines are the administrative yardstick for numerous federal means‑tested programs — used either directly or as percentage multiples (e.g., 100%, 125%, 150%, 185%) to set income el...
The official HHS poverty guidelines that most federal programs reference for coverage year 2026 are the 2025 HHS guidelines (often used to determine 2026 eligibility), which set the contiguous‑U.S. si...
The HHS poverty guidelines are the administrative numbers that many federal programs use to set income eligibility for benefits such as Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, TANF, CHIP and immigration-related affidavi...