WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is weighing changes to a federal poverty measure that could reduce eligibility for a number of federal safety-net programs. The administration is seeking public input on a proposed change to an index used to gauge inflation for a U.S. poverty measure, according to a notice Monday in the Federal Register. The measure is used to determine financial eligibility for federal programs such as the school lunch program and Head Start, and the size of premium tax credits on the Affordable Care Act...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 07, 2019 23:26 UTC