R986-600-613. Income Eligibility

(1) Dislocated workers do not need to meet income eligibility requirements. (2) Applicants for WIOA Youth and Adult programs must meet income eligibility requirements. (3) A client is deemed to have met the income eligibility requirements for WIOA Youth services or Adult services, if the client is: (a) receiving, has received, or has been determined eligible to receive SNAP at any time during the six months before the application date, unless the client only received expedited SNAP; (b) currently receiving financial assistance from the Department or TANF funds from another state; (c) homeless; (d) currently receiving SSI; (e) in foster care; (f) basic skills deficient; (g) for Youth services only: receiving or been determined eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or (h) for Youth services only: currently living in a high poverty area defined as: (i) an American Indian Reservation; (ii) an Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau; (iii) an Alaska Native Village Statistical Area or Alaska Native Regional Corporation Area; (iv) a Native Hawaiian Homeland Area; or (v) a county with a poverty rate of at least 25 per cent as set every five years using American Community Survey five-year data. (4) If a client is not eligible under Subsection R986-600-613(1) or (2), the client must meet the income eligibility guidelines in Subsection R986-600-613(3). (5) Up to 5% of the youth clients served do not need to meet the income eligibility requirements but must have barriers to employment, as provided by Section R986-600-603 A list of current eligible barriers is available from the Department.