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Federal Poverty Guidelines

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The Federal Poverty Guidelines are used to calculate whether you qualify for legal aid, public benefits, and other services.
Composed by TexasLawHelp.org • Last Legal Review on January 16, 2026 • Last Edited on February 23, 2026
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To qualify for some programs, such as free legal aid and public benefits, you might need a household income lower than a certain percentage of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. These guidelines depend on how much money your household makes before taxes, and how many people live in your house. You can find out if your household qualifies by checking out these charts, based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services federal poverty guidelines.

100% of the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Number of people in your household (include yourself)

100% of Poverty Guidelines
Yearly Income

100% of Poverty Guidelines
Monthly Income

100% of Poverty Guidelines
Weekly Income

1

$15,960

$1,330

$306.92

2

$21,640

$1803.33

$416.15

3

$27,320

$2,276.67

$525.38

4

$33,000

$2,750

$634.62

5

$38,680

$3,223.33

$743.85

6

$44,360

$3,696.67

$853.08

7

$50,040

$4,170

$962.32

8

$55,720

$4,643.33

$1,071.54

More than 8

Add $5,680
for each additional person

Add $473.34 for each additional person

Add $109.23 for each additional person

125% of the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Number of people in your household (include yourself)

125% of Poverty Guidelines
Yearly Income

125% of Poverty Guidelines
Monthly Income

125% of Poverty Guidelines
Weekly Income

1

$19,950

$1,662.50

$383.65

2

$27,050

$2,254.17

$520.19

3

$34,150

$2,845.83

$656.73

4

$41,250

$3,437.50

$793.27

5

$48,350

$4,029.17

$929.81

6

$55,450

$4,620.83

$1,066.35

7

$62,550

$5,212.50

$1,202.88

8

$69,650

$5,804.17

$1,339.42

More than 8

Add $7,100
for each additional person

Add $591.67 for each additional person

Add $136.54 for each additional person

150% of the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Number of people in your household (include yourself)

150% of Poverty Guidelines
Yearly Income

150% of Poverty Guidelines
Monthly Income

150% of Poverty Guidelines
Weekly Income

1

$23,940

$1,995

$460.38

2

$32,460

$2,705

$624.23

3

$40,980

$3,415

$788.08

4

$49,500

$4,125

$951.92

5

$58,020

$4,835

$1115.77

6

$66,540

$5,545

$1279.62

7

$75,060

$6,255

$1443.46

8

$83,580

$6,965

$1607.31

More than 8

Add $8,250
for each additional person

Add $710.01 for each additional person

Add $163.85 for each additional person

187.5% of the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Number of people in your household (include yourself)

187.5% of Poverty Guidelines
Yearly Income

187.5% of Poverty Guidelines
Monthly Income

187.5% of Poverty Guidelines
Weekly Income

1

$29,925

$2,493.75

$575.48

2

$40,575

$3,381.25

$780.29

3

$51,225

$4,268.75

$985.10

4

$61,875

$5,156.25

$1,189.90

5

$72,525

$6,043.75

$1394.71

6

$83,175

$6,931.25

$1,599.52

7

$93,825

$7,818.75

$1,804.33

8

$104,475

$8,706.25

$2,009.13

More than 8

Add $10,650
for each additional person

Add $887.51 for each additional person

Add $204.81 for each additional person

200% of the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Number of people in your household (include yourself)

200% of Poverty Guidelines
Yearly Income

200% of Poverty Guidelines
Monthly Income

200% of Poverty Guidelines
Weekly Income

1

$31,920

$2660

$613.85

2

$43,280

$3,606.67

$832.32

3

$54,640

$4,553.33

$1,050.77

4

$66,000

$5,500

$1,269.23

5

$77,360

$6,446.67

$1,487.69

6

$88,720

$7,393.33

$1,706.15

7

$10,0080

$8,340

$1,924.63

8

$111,440

$9,286.67

$2,143.08

More than 8

Add $11,360
for each additional person

Add $946.68 for each additional person

Add $218.46 for each additional person

300% of the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Number of people in your household (include yourself)

300% of Poverty Guidelines
Yearly Income

300% of Poverty Guidelines
Monthly Income

300% of Poverty Guidelines
Weekly Income

1

$47,880

$3,990

$920.77

2

$64,920

$5,410

$1,248.46

3

$81,960

$6,830

$1,576.15

4

$99,000

$8,250

$1,903.85

5

$116,040

$9,670

$2,231.54

6

$133,080

$11,090

$2,559.23

7

$150,120

$12,510

$2,886.92

8

$167,160

$13,930

$3,214.62

More than 8

Add $17,040
for each additional person

Add $1,420.02 for each additional person

Add $327.69 for each additional person

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