Question : Casting local variable int as varchar to concatenate into another string using transact-sql

I'm trying to add a local variable of type int to a string to display to the user but I keep getting a null value.

Code Snippet:

1:	set @denial_reason = 'Patient does not meet income criteria: ' + CAST(@poverty_level as varchar)

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Answer : Casting local variable int as varchar to concatenate into another string using transact-sql

Try this

set @denial_reason = 'Patient does not meet income criteria: ' + CAST(ISNULL(@poverty_level,'') as varchar)