### Question
Can you define what low-income individual means?


### Answer
**Low-income individual** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1070a*:

> 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. § 1070a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE > Part A-Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education > subpart 2-federal early outreach and student services programs > Division 1-Federal TRIO Programs**

