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. "7 USE OF THE POVERTY MEASURE IN GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS." Measuring Poverty: A New Approach. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1995.

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Measuring Poverty: A New Approach

TABLE 7-2 Government Assistance Programs That Link Eligibility or Benefits to the Current Poverty Measure, by Program Type and Poverty Cutoff for Eligibility, Fiscal 1992

Programs That Provide All-or-Nothing Service	Poverty Cutoff for Eligibility (%)
Commodity Supplemental Food Program	100 (for elderly people)
Community Services Block Grant	100; 125 at state option
Follow Through	100
Foster Grandparents	125
Head Start^a	100
Job Corps^a	100
Legal Services	125 (up to 187.5 for people with excessive medical or child care expenses)
Medicaid^a^,^b	100 for some people; 133 for others (up to 185 at state discretion for others)
Senior Community Service Employment Program^a	125
Senior Companions	100
Special Milk Program	130
Special Programs for Students with Disadvantaged Backgrounds (TRIO Programs)	150
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)	100 to 185 at state discretion
Summer Food Service Program for Children	185 (applies to service areas, not applicants)
Summer Youth Employment Program^a	100
Training for Disadvantaged Adults and Youth^a	100
Vocational Education Opportunities, Disadvantaged Activities^a	100
Weatherization Assistance^a	125
Programs That Relate Benefits to Income or Charge for Services on a Sliding Scale	Poverty Cutoff for Eligibility (%)
Child and Adult Care Food Program	130 for free meals; 185 for reduced price
Community Health Centers	100 for free care; sliding scale up to 200
Food Stamp Program^a,^b	130 (gross income); 100 (net income)
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)^a	150
Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant	100 for free care; sliding scale for others
Migrant Health Centers	100 for free care; sliding scale up to 200
School Breakfast Program^a^,^b	130 for free meals; 185 for reduced price
School Lunch Program^a,^b	130 for free meals; 185 for reduced price
Title X Family Planning Services	100 for free care; sliding scale up to 250
SOURCE: Burke (1993). ^a Program also accords eligibility on bases other than the poverty guidelines (e.g., children on AFDC are automatically eligible for Head Start); see Appendix D. ^b Entitlement program: eligible applicants cannot be denied benefits.