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federal poverty guidelines

federal poverty guidelines See Poverty Guidelines. The Department of Health and Human Services publishes a list every year giving the lowest income acceptable for a family of a particular size so that the family does not live in poverty. Consular officers use these figures in immigrant visa cases to determine whether a sponsor's income is sufficient to support a new immigrant, in accordance with U.S. immigration laws. Visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Poverty Guidelines page for more information. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...


poverty guidelines

poverty guidelines The Department of Health and Human Services publishes a list every year giving the lowest income acceptable for a family of a particular size so that the family does not live in poverty. Consular officers use these figures in immigrant visa cases to determine whether a sponsor's income is sufficient to support a new immigrant, in accordance with U.S. immigration laws. Go to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Poverty Guidelines to learn more. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...


Poverty jurisprudence

Poverty jurisprudence, Iyer J. suggesting an alternative approach to traditional common law, rigid approach to justice. 'The perspective of poverty jurisprudence is radically different from the canons and values of traditional Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence' [Fatehchand v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1977 SC 1825 (1839), para 35]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)...


Social backwardness

Social backwardness, in ascertaining social back-wardness of a class of citizens it may not be irrelevant to consider the caste of the group of citizens. Caste cannot however be made the sole or dominant test. Social backwardness is in the ultimate analysis the result of poverty to a large extent. Social backwardness which results from poverty is likely to be aggravated by considerations of their caste. This shows the relevance of both caste and poverty in determining factor of social backwardness of citizens. Poverty by itself is not the determining factor of social backwardness. Poverty is relevant in the context of social backwardness, Kumari K.S. Jayasree v. State of Kerala, AIR 1976 SC 2381 (2385): (1976) 3 SCC 730: (1977) 1 SCR 194....


pauper

pauper : a person who is destitute and relying on charity ;specif : a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because of poverty ...


Beggarly

In the condition of or like a beggar suitable for a beggar extremely indigent poverty stricken mean poor contemptible...


Beggary

The act of begging the state of being a beggar mendicancy extreme poverty...


Depauperize

To free from paupers to rescue from poverty...


Dervish

A Turkish or Persian monk especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life...


Destitution

The state of being deprived of anything the state or condition of being destitute needy or without resources deficiency lack extreme poverty utter want as the inundation caused general destitution...


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