Labour market · 07/05/2010

Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level

Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220), the Secretary of Labor annually determines the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for uses described in the law. WIA defines the term "Low Income Individual" as one who qualifies under various criteria, including an individual who received income for a six-month period that does not exceed the higher level of the poverty line or 70 percent of the LLSIL. This issuance provides the Secretary's annual LLSIL for 2010 and references the current 2009 Health and Human Services "Poverty Guidelines." Congress has taken action to keep the 2009 HHS poverty guidelines in effect until at least May 31, 2010.