The 70% Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) and 100% LLSIL for determining needs-related payments will be published annually in a WIOA Notice on Revised Income Guidelines for Determining Low-Income Status for WIOA Eligibility that will be written and distributed by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Employment and Training (OET).

1. LWIAs should utilize the map titled Income Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Boundaries as a guide in identifying the correct LLSIL value for a given Local Workforce Innovation Area (LWIA). This map is included as an attachment to the WIOA Notice. (See the Notices tab.)
2. LWIAs should use the figures from the table titled Income Guidelines for Determination of Low-Income Status and attached to the WIOA Notice in the determination of eligibility for applications taken on or after the effective date identified in the WIOA Notice. (See the Notices tab.)
3. LWIAs should use the figures from the table titled 100% Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for Determining Needs-Related Payments and Self-Sufficiency attached to the WIOA Notice in the determination of needs-related payments and self-sufficiency for applications taken on or after the effective date identified in the WIOA Notice. (See the Notices tab.)