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.
- The 2018 Federal Poverty Levels are used to determine who may be eligible for Health Connector or ConnectorCare plans.
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 | ||||||||||
Last Update: March 14, 2019
March 13, 2017 Eligibility, General Information, Glossary, Individuals & Families, MassHealth