ROSALYN W. FRIERSON |
1220 SENATE STREET, SUITE 200 |
MEMORANDUM
TO: | Magistrate Judges, Municipal Judges, and Magistrate and Municipal Court Staff |
FROM: | Renee Lipson, Staff Attorney |
RE: | 2017 Federal Poverty Guidelines |
DATE: | February 2, 2017 |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has published its annual update of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are used to determine indigency in the Circuit and Family Courts. The new figures listed below were published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2017. You may access these figures on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site by clicking on the following link: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines.
2017 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
|
Persons in family/household |
Poverty guideline |
For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,180 for each additional person. |
|
1 |
$12,060 |
2 |
$16,240 |
3 |
$20,420 |
4 |
$24,600 |
5 |
$28,780 |
6 |
$32,960 |
7 |
$37,140 |
8 |
$41,320 |