WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a notice called: Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 15 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: This notice provides an update of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines to account for last calendar year's increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

For more information, contact For information about how the guidelines are used or how income is defined in a particular program, contact the Federal, state, or local office that is responsible for that program. For information about poverty figures for immigration forms, the Hill-Bur...