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| Persons in the family/household including applicant |
Federal Poverty Guidelines* for Annual Incomes Applicable Date 03/01/2024 1 |
Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Guidelines for Annual Incomes Applicable Date 05/01/2024 2 |
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| 70% of LLSIL | 100% of LLSIL | ||||
| Metro | Non-Metro | Metro | Non-Metro | ||
| 1 | $15,060 | $11,819 | $11,375 | $16,885 | $16,250 |
| 2 | $20,440 | $19,374 | $18,625 | $27,677 | $26,607 |
| 3 | $25,820 | $26,591 | $25,572 | $37,987 | $36,531 |
| 4 | $31,200 | $32,827 | $31,566 | $46,895 | $45,095 |
| 5 | $36,580 | $38,737 | $37,259 | $55,339 | $53,228 |
| 6 | $41,960 | $45,311 | $43,572 | $64,730 | $62,245 |
| 7 | $47,340 | $51,885 | $49,884 | $74,121 | $71,263 |
| 8 | $52,720 | $58,459 | $56,197 | $83,513 | $80,281 |
| For each additional person | $5,380 | $6,574 | $6,312 | $9,391 | $9,018 |
* According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, "the poverty guidelines are sometimes loosely referred to as the 'federal poverty level' (FPL), but that phrase is ambiguous and should be avoided."
Note: For purposes of the LLSIL Guidelines, "Metro" means those counties that are part of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Counties that are not part of a MSA are considered "Non-Metro." A link to the list of the MSAs that contain one or more Wisconsin counties can be found at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-maps.html.
The following counties are considered "Metro" for the purposes of LLSIL:
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