### Question
How does the law define low-income individual?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 12902*, **low-income individual** is defined as:

> any individual or family whose incomes do not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 80 percent of the median income for the area if the Secretary finds that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 131-HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS**

