The Development and History of the Poverty Thresholds https://www.ssa.gov/history/fisheronpoverty.html Social Security History https://www.ssa.gov/history/fisheronpoverty.html Fisher (1992) revision in 1969 The Development and History of the Poverty Thresholds revision in 1969 was first set history of the poverty lines used by the federal government. 1992 report dates back to the 1960s Fisher (1992)