### Question
How is the term low-income individual defined?


### Answer
The term **low-income individual** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 1059c* as the following:

> 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**

