This web page has information on qualifying for programs and help under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Interested people must meet certain requirements. To see if someone meets these requirements, Local Workforce Development Boards (Boards) look at their income. Boards use specific guidelines. One is from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). These guidelines are the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL). The other guidelines are from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They are the Poverty Guidelines. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) updates this web page twice a year with the new amounts and dates. Boards use this information to decide who qualifies as low-income for WIOA in Texas.
DOL 70 percent LLSIL guidelines, issued and effective May 8, 2023
HHS Poverty Guidelines, issued and effective January 17, 2024
WIOA Low-Income Guidelines
The income levels currently in use to determine WIOA eligibility are below.
| Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | >10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | $15,060 | $20,440 | $25,820 | $31,200 | $36,580 | $41,960 | $47,340 | $52,720 | $58,100 | $63,480 | Add $5,802 for each person above 10. |
| Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | >10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | $15,060 | $20,440 | $25,820 | $31,200 | $36,580 | $41,960 | $47,340 | $52,720 | $58,100 | $63,480 | Add $5,748 for each person above 10. |
| Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | >10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | $15,060 | $20,440 | $25,820 | $31,200 | $36,580 | $41,960 | $47,340 | $52,720 | $58,374 | $64,270 | Add $5,896 for each person above 10. |
| Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | >10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | $15,060 | $20,440 | $25,820 | $31,200 | $36,580 | $41,960 | $47,882 | $53,945 | $60,008 | $66,071 | Add $6,062 for each person above 10. |
Previous Low-Income Guidelines
Older versions of the income guidelines can be used for monitoring and to verify income eligibility for participants during previous periods.
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect May 8, 2023 - January 11, 2024
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect January 19, 2023 - May 8, 2023
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect April 5, 2022 - January 18, 2023
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect January 21, 2022 - April 5, 2022
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect April 8, 2021 - January 21, 2022
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect January 27, 2021 - April 8, 2021
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect March 16, 2020 - January 27, 2021
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect January 16, 2020 - March 16, 2020
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect May 28, 2019 - January 16, 2020
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect February 1, 2019 - May 28, 2019
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect May 28, 2018 - February 1, 2019
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect May 23, 2017 - January 17, 2018