The 2012 federal poverty guidelines (called the federal poverty level (FPL) in Connecticut) have been published and they are about 2½ % higher than the 2011 levels. Many state and federal assistance programs base their eligibility on some percentage of the FPL. For example, the HUSKY A program, which provides Medicaid-funded health insurance, is available to children and their caretaker relatives if family income is under 185% of the FPL, or $35,316 under the new guidelines.
