What is the federal poverty level for a single individual?

The poverty line for the United States as of 2008 is $37,000 per year.

The poverty line for the United States as of 2008 is $37,000 per year.

The poverty line for the United States as of 2008 is $37,000 per year.

You need to look at Poverty thresholds as well, which are used for calculating all official poverty population statistics - for instance, figures on the number of Americans in poverty each year. They are updated each year by the Census Bureau. The poverty guidelines are a simplified version of the federal poverty thresholds used for administrative purposes - for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs. They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).