Federal Poverty Guidelines
Review the Federal Poverty Guidelines (Links to an external site.)for a family of three. This is the minimum size you will be required to have in your family. What is the poverty line number for a family of three? Do the budget part of the create a family guide number 2. How does your budget list compare to these guidelines? Create a family: what do we do? You will post your budget here for all of you to discuss and you will submit your budget in the family summary assignment you are creating.
Think about what the implications might be if the poverty line bar was raised to $30,000 for a family of four. What positive outcomes would result? What negative outcomes would result? Remember, raising the “bar” does not mean the family would have more money just that more people would qualify for programs.
