Poverty Line

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Poverty Line

The minimum yearly income that a person or family needs in order to provide for basic needs. Frequently, a government agency sets the poverty line for a jurisdiction; this line may bear only a rough relationship to one's actual poverty. However, a poverty line is often used to determine eligibility for welfare and other benefit programs.

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Above Poverty Line			Byline: Stefanos Evripidou THE STATE will launch a new scheme to help pensioners living below the poverty line this December, giving around e1/457 million to over 70,000 elderly people, the Finance Ministry yesterday. Christmas gift for pensioners by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) 24, 2009 (CENS) -- The global downturn has pushed up the number of households below the poverty line in Taiwan to a record high of 99,359 in the second quarter of this year, translating to 241,000 persons or 1. Taiwan's sub-poverty households rise to record 99,359 in Q2, 2009 by The Taiwan Economic News Byline: Abdul Rahman Shaheen, Correspondent Riyadh: The revelations made by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Social Affairs in April this year that there are about three million Saudis living below the poverty line piqued the interest of the public and media alike on efforts being taken to combat the problem. Poverty alleviation becomes priority for Saudi Arabia by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)			Post Execute Reporting System Post Execution Reporting System Post-Audit Post-Dated Check Post-Money Valuation Post-Trade Benchmarks Post-trade processing Postal Code Postergacion del pago de impuestos postforeclosure redemption rights Posto de troca Postponement Option Postponing Income Pot Pot Is Clean Pot-de-Vin Potencial ascendente Potential Default Potential Dilution potential gross income potentially responsible parties Poupanca Poupanca compulsoria Poupanca negativa Pourboire Poverty Line Poverty Trap Pow Wow power center power of attorney Power of Attorney of Property power of sale power of termination Powers of Appointment PP&E PPNR PPP Pr Practicas comerciales habituales Practicas constables Praecipium Pramie Praticas contabeis Pratiques commerciales courantes Pratiques comptables Prazo de carencia Prazo intermediario Prazo para o resgate Pre Carriage Pre shipment Finance Pre-Approval			Poverty and Race Research Action Council Poverty and Social Exclusion Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Poverty and Social Reform Institute Poverty and Youth Poverty Bay Catchment Board Poverty Elimination Through Rice Research Assistance Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate Poverty Eradication Action Plan Poverty Focused Investment Strategy poverty grass Poverty Headcount Ratio Poverty Human Development Report Poverty Impact Monitoring Unit Poverty in Appalachia Poverty in Appalachia Poverty in Indonesia Poverty in Indonesia Poverty is no sin Poverty is not a crime poverty level Poverty Level Aged or Disabled Poverty Level Income Standard Poverty Level Pregnant Women Poverty Line poverty lines poverty lines Poverty Monitoring and Analysis Technical Unit Poverty Monitoring and Analysis Unit Poverty Monitoring Survey Poverty Monitoring System Poverty Monitoring, Measurement and Analysis Poverty of Opportunity Index Poverty of Philosophy, The Poverty of speech Poverty of speech Poverty Point Poverty Point National Monument Poverty Point National Monument Poverty Point Reservoir State Park Poverty Point State Historic Site Poverty Reduction and Economic Development Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth Program Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Poverty Reduction and Growth Operation Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods Poverty Reduction Budget Support Poverty Reduction Budgetary Support Programme Poverty Reduction Forum

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