### Question
How does NATIONAL VOCATIONAL STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE define low-income individual?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 1059c*, **low-income individual** is defined as:

> an individual from a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1059c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-NATIONAL VOCATIONAL STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE > SUBCHAPTER III-INSTITUTIONAL AID > Part A-Strengthening Institutions**

