Defining Poverty
"The U.S. federal government defines poverty as an income of less than $16,000 a year for family of three, and less than $20,614 for a family of four; but most research shows that it takes more than twice those amounts to cover basic expenses for such families."

According to U.S. Census Bureau poverty definition is the "Following the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive 14, the Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total income is less than the family threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered in poverty. The official poverty thresholds do not geographically, but they are updated for inflation using Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). The official poverty definition uses money income before taxes and does not include capital gains or noncash benefits (such as public housing, Medicaid, and food stamps)."

According to Dinitto "deprivation- insufficiency in food, housing, clothing, medical care, and other items required to maintain a decent standard of living." (P.67)
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Poverty and Welfare Politics and Policy in U.S. »Poverty and Welfare Politics and Policy in U.S.
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Defining Poverty
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What causes short term poverty to turn to long term poverty? »What causes short term poverty to turn to long term poverty?
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Why is it important to define poverty? »Why is it important to define poverty?
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How can we help the "deserving poor" »How can we help the "deserving poor"
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Impoverished family »Impoverished family
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Poverty is Deprivation »Poverty is Deprivation
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Rural Vs. Urban Poverty »Rural Vs. Urban Poverty
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what is the face of poverty in the United States? »what is the face of poverty in the United States?
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Who are the poor? »Who are the poor?
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Who shrank the middle class? »Who shrank the middle class?
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Why is the diserving poor limited group of people? »Why is the diserving poor limited group of people?
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Falling into Poverty »Falling into Poverty
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Laziness is a cause of poverty »Laziness is a cause of poverty
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The Definition of Poverty »The Definition of Poverty
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Should people care about those who are poverty stricken? »Should people care about those who are poverty stricken?
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Is the Census Bureau Defintion the best one? »Is the Census Bureau Defintion the best one?
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Is there a deadline for the social welfare debt? »Is there a deadline for the social welfare debt?
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Who defines Poverty? »Who defines Poverty?
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Why does poverty continue to be a critical issue in the U.S. »Why does poverty continue to be a critical issue in the U.S.
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Information sources  »Information sources
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