Reduced price meal is a term used in the U.S.A. to describe a federally reimbursable meal (or snack) served to a child who applies for and qualifies because the family’s income is between 130% and 185% of the federal poverty

Poverty

Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...

threshold. Schools may not charge more than 40¢ for reduced price lunches, nor more than 30¢ for reduced price breakfasts.