1. Poverty

2. Persons in Family/Household
Poverty (L92)
Standard of living
Levels of income- income inequality
What leads to differences in income?
2019 Poverty Guidelines
Government Assistance
Welfare
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Unemployment benefits/insurance
Persons in Family/Household
Poverty Guideline 1
$12,490 2
$16,910 3
$21,330 4
$25,750
Government aid programs; established first in the 1930s (depression)
Poverty guidelines are updated annually
TANF- time limits for receiving benefits, workfare programs (requirements for work, community service, job training, or education)

4. US poverty map

7. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or Food Stamps) in NC
Household Size*
Maximum Income Level (Per Year) 1
$24,120 2
$32,480 3
$40,840 4
$49,200 5
$57,560 6
$65,920 7
$74,280 8
$82,640

8. Durham Poverty Map