[21] If state
or local income surveys are used, they must be accurate and must have an income
threshold that is consistent with the census poverty definition
or the
threshold used for
free or reduced -
price lunches, TANF assistance,
or Medicaid.
[16] The income eligibility
thresholds for
free and
reduced -
price lunches are higher than the poverty levels used in the standard allocation formulas to states and LEAs: 130 percent of the poverty line for
free lunches (
or $ 31,525 annually for a family of four for the 2015 - 16 school year) and 185 percent of the poverty line for
reduced -
price lunches (
or $ 44,863 annually for a family of four for the 2015 - 16 school year).