### Question
How does the law 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 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER III-INSTITUTIONAL AID > Part A-Strengthening Institutions**

