HHS Issues Notice of Poverty Guidelines

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a notice of poverty guidelines for 2006 which can be found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml. These guidelines are used sometimes to determine eligibility for a student loan deferment. The new monthly amounts have been incorporated into the Economic Hardship Deferment Request form which can be found on UHEAA’s Web site at www.uheaa.org under Forms.

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