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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D">2014 Poverty Guidelines Released<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D">The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2014 Annual Poverty Guidelines in the Jan. 22, 2014
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/01/22/2014-01303/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines" target="_blank">
Federal Register</a>.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D">The chart is also available on the
<a href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/14poverty.cfm">HHS website</a>.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D">Please note that poverty guidelines are used to determine eligibility for the Economic Hardship Deferment and income-driven repayment plans.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#17365D">Matt McCreary
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Policy Analyst <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D">a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#365F91">405-234-4296 - phone
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405-234-4549 - fax <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#365F91">800-522-8506 (TDD/TRS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#C0504D"><a href="http://www.readysetrepay.org"><span style="color:#C0504D">www.readysetrepay.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#9BBB59"><a href="http://www.ucango2.org"><span style="color:#9BBB59">www.ucango2.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#4BACC6"><a href="http://www.oklahomamoneymatters.org"><span style="color:#4BACC6">www.oklahomamoneymatters.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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