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, effective April 17, 2024
HHS Poverty Guidelines, effective January 15, 2025
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 | >8 |
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Income | $15,650 | $21,150 | $26,650 | $32,150 | $37,650 | $43,589 | $49,902 | $56,214 | Add $6,313 for each person above 8. |
Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | >8 |
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Income | $15,650 | $21,150 | $26,650 | $32,150 | $37,650 | $43,150 | $48,766 | $54,939 | Add $6,172 for each person above 8. |
Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | >8 |
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Income | 15,650 | $21,150 | $26,650 | $32,150 | $37,650 | $43,727 | $50,064 | $56,401 | Add $6,337 for each person above 8. |
Family Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | >8 |
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Income | $15,650 | $21,150 | $26,650 | $32,867 | $38,791 | $45,368 | $51,945 | $58,523 | Add $6,577 for each person above 8. |
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 April 17, 2024 – January 15, 2025
- WIOA Income Guidelines in Effect January 17, 2024 – April 17, 2024
- 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