This is because Census data are not typically available on the number of school - age children enrolled in a school — or living in a residential school attendance zone — with income below the standard federal poverty threshold. (cbpp.org)
«Most [low - wage workers] would receive higher pay that would increase their family's income, and some of those families would see their income rise above the federal poverty threshold,» the CBO says in its report. (inc.com)
In some states, you couldn't access the public health plan even if your income fell below the federal poverty threshold as long as you were a childless adult. (fortune.com)