Definition of poverty by experts 

According to Townsend(Townsend, 1979 "Individuals, families and groups in the population can be said to be in poverty when they lack the resources to obtain the types of diet, participate in the activities and having the living conditions and amenities which are customary, or at least widely encouraged or approved, in the societies to which they belong.

Their resources are so seriously below those commanded by the average individual or family they are, in effect, excluded from ordinary patterns. Customs and activities 

Definitions by expert derived

*Fractions of the income distributions

Poverty is often defined by reference to the bottom 20% or 40% of the expenditure, and the RDP project defines the 20% and 40% as 'ultra poor and poor'

*Poverty Datum Line

The primary poverty Datum Line which consisted of the cost of food, clothing, cleansing materials and fuel and light.
The second poverty Datum Line which in addition made provision for the cost of accommodation, transport for the breadwinner and taxation 

*Minimum living level and supplement living level.

Poverty here has been lowest sum possible on which a specific size household can live.

*Household subsistence level and household effective level.

Defines poverty in basis of excluding medical expenses, saving, education, instance, holidays and transport.

*Food insecurity measures of poverty

Defines poverty as the very low cost food used by the household.