The Federal Poverty Level, or FPL, is a measure of income level published each year by the Department of Health and Human Services. Federal poverty levels are used to help determine your eligibility for certain programs and benefits.
The 2019 Federal Poverty Levels are used to determine
- who may be currently eligible for MassHealth programs, and
- who may be eligible for Health Connector or ConnectorCare plans that start in 2020.
The 2018 Federal Poverty Levels are used to determine only who may be eligible for Health Connector or ConnectorCare plans during the current 2019 plan year that ends December 31, 2019.
2019 MassHealth Income Standards and Federal Poverty Guidelines
| Family Size | MassHealth Income Standards | 100% Federal Poverty Level |
5% Federal Poverty Level |
120% Federal Poverty Level |
133% Federal Poverty Level |
135% Federal Poverty Level |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly |
| $522 | $6,264 | $1,041 | $12,492 | $53 | $636 | $1,249 | $14,988 | $1,385 | $16,620 | $1,406 | $16,872 | |
| 2 | $650 | $7,800 | $1,410 | $16,920 | $71 | $852 | $1,691 | $20,292 | $1,875 | $22,500 | $1,903 | $22,836 |
| 3 | $775 | $9,300 | $1,778 | $21,336 | $89 | $1,068 | $2,365 | $28,380 | ||||
| 4 | $891 | $10,692 | $2,146 | $25,752 | $108 | $1,296 | $2,854 | $34,248 | ||||
| 5 | $1,016 | $12,192 | $2,515 | $30,180 | $126 | $1,512 | $3,344 | $40,128 | ||||
| 6 | $1,141 | $13,692 | $2,883 | $34,596 | $145 | $1,740 | $3,834 | $46,008 | ||||
| 7 | $1,266 | $15,192 | $3,251 | $39,012 | $163 | $1,956 | $4,324 | $51,888 | ||||
| 8 | $1,383 | $16,596 | $3,620 | $43,440 | $181 | $2,172 | $4,814 | $57,768 | ||||
| For each additional person add | $133 | $1,596 | $369 | $4,428 | $19 | $228 | $490 | $5,880 | ||||
| Family Size | 150% Federal Poverty Level |
200% Federal Poverty Level |
250% Federal Poverty Level |
300% Federal Poverty Level |
400% Federal Poverty Level |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly |
| $1,562 | $18,744 | $2,082 | $24,984 | $2,603 | $31,236 | $3,123 | $37,476 | $4,164 | $49,968 | |
| 2 | $2,114 | $25,368 | $2,819 | $33,828 | $3,523 | $42,276 | $4,228 | $50,736 | $5,637 | $67,644 |
| 3 | $2,667 | $32,004 | $3,555 | $42,660 | $4,444 | $53,328 | $5,333 | $63,996 | $7,110 | $85,320 |
| 4 | $3,219 | $38,628 | $4,292 | $51,504 | $5,365 | $64,380 | $6,438 | $77,256 | $8,584 | $103,008 |
| 5 | $3,772 | $45,264 | $5,029 | $60,348 | $6,286 | $75,432 | $7,543 | $90,516 | $10,057 | $120,684 |
| 6 | $4,324 | $51,888 | $5,765 | $69,180 | $7,207 | $86,484 | $8,648 | $103,776 | $11,530 | $138,360 |
| 7 | $4,877 | $58,524 | $6,502 | $78,024 | $8,128 | $97,536 | $9,753 | $117,036 | $13,004 | $156,048 |
| 8 | $5,429 | $65,148 | $7,239 | $86,868 | $9,048 | $108,576 | $10,858 | $130,296 | $14,447 | $173,724 |
| For each additional person add | $553 | $6,636 | $737 | $8,844 | $921 | $11,052 | $1,105 | $13,260 | $1,474 | $17,688 |
| Institutional Income Standard $72.80 | ||||||||||
2018 MassHealth Income Standards and Federal Poverty Guidelines
| Family Size | MassHealth Income Standards | 100% Federal Poverty Level |
5% Federal Poverty Level |
120% Federal Poverty Level |
133% Federal Poverty Level |
135% Federal Poverty Level |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly |
| $522 | $6,264 | $1,012 | $12,144 | $51 | $612 | $1,214 | $14,568 | $1,346 | $16,152 | $1,366 | $16,392 | |
| 2 | $650 | $7,800 | $1,372 | $16,464 | $69 | $828 | $1,646 | $19,752 | $1,825 | $21,900 | $1,852 | $22,224 |
| 3 | $775 | $9,300 | $1,732 | $20,784 | $87 | $1,044 | $2,304 | $27,648 | ||||
| 4 | $891 | $10,692 | $2,092 | $25,104 | $105 | $1,260 | $2,782 | $33,384 | ||||
| 5 | $1,016 | $12,192 | $2,452 | $29,424 | $123 | $1,476 | $3,261 | $39,132 | ||||
| 6 | $1,141 | $13,692 | $2,812 | $33,744 | $141 | $1,692 | $3,740 | $44,880 | ||||
| 7 | $1,266 | $15,192 | $3,172 | $38,064 | $159 | $1,908 | $4,219 | $50,628 | ||||
| 8 | $1,383 | $16,596 | $3,532 | $42,384 | $177 | $2,124 | $4,698 | $56,376 | ||||
| For each additional person add | $133 | $1,596 | $360 | $4,320 | $18 | $216 | $479 | $5,748 | ||||
| Family Size | 150% Federal Poverty Level | 200% Federal Poverty Level | 250% Federal Poverty Level | 300% Federal Poverty Level | 400% Federal Poverty Level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly |
| $1,518 | $18,216 | $2,024 | $24,288 | $2,530 | $30,360 | $3,035 | $36,420 | $4,047 | $48,564 | |
| 2 | $2,058 | $24,696 | $2,744 | $32,928 | $3,430 | $41,160 | $4,115 | $49,380 | $5,487 | $65,844 |
| 3 | $2,598 | $31,176 | $3,464 | $41,568 | $4,330 | $51,960 | $5,195 | $62,340 | $6,927 | $83,124 |
| 4 | $3,138 | $37,656 | $4,184 | $50,208 | $5,230 | $62,760 | $6,275 | $75,300 | $8,367 | $100,404 |
| 5 | $3,678 | $44,136 | $4,904 | $58,848 | $6,130 | $73,560 | $7,355 | $88,260 | $9,807 | $117,684 |
| 6 | $4,218 | $50,616 | $5,624 | $67,488 | $7,030 | $84,360 | $8,435 | $101,220 | $11,247 | $134,964 |
| 7 | $4,758 | $57,096 | $6,344 | $76,128 | $7,930 | $95,160 | $9,515 | $114,180 | $12,687 | $152,244 |
| 8 | $5,298 | $63,576 | $7,064 | $84,768 | $8,830 | $105,960 | $10,595 | $127,140 | $14,127 | $169,524 |
| For each additional person add | $540 | $6,480 | $720 | $8,640 | $900 | $10,800 | $1,080 | $12,960 | $1,440 | $17,280 |
| Institutional Income Standard $72.80 | ||||||||||
March 13, 2017 Eligibility, General Information, Glossary, Individuals & Families, MassHealth