Low Income
The income pages of the demographics flow record information about the job seeker's financial information. Some questions contribute to determining program eligibility, and additional questions will display depending on the job seeker's age. The following instructions apply to Income Amounts, Income Totals, and Low Income Information. Below are screenshots of the pages, as well as tables listing each field and a description of the content required.
Income Amounts
- Complete the following questions. All fields marked with (required) indicate a field that must be answered. Additional questions may display or be required based on the information you provide and on your state.
- The first two questions display to determine if the job seeker is already considered low income without the entry of income amounts. If either of the questions are answered Yes, the job seeker is automatically flagged as low income.
Unemployment Insurance Status Field Description Are you a homeless or foster youth and considered low income? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Have you been without income for the last 6 months? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Includable Forms of Income How much did you earn before taxes? (This is the total amount of wages and salaries from work.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from state and federal unemployment insurance? (WIOA only) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. What were your net receipts from non-farm self-employment? (These net receipts are the total income after deductions for business expenses for a personal unincorporated business, professional enterprise, or partnership. If the business has suffered a loss, the loss can offset wage earnings.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASI)? (WIOA Adult only) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. What were your net receipts from farm self-employment? (These net receipts are the total income after deductions for farm expenses if you are a farm owner, renter, or sharecropper. If the farm has suffered a loss, the loss can offset wage earnings.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from railroad retirement benefits, strike benefits from union funds, worker's compensation, or training stipends? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from alimony? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from military family allotments or regular support from an absent family member? (This does not include military payments, which is an excludable form of income.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from child support? (WIOA only) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from private or government employee pensions? (This includes military retirement pay.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from regular insurance or annuity payments? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from college or university grants or scholarships based on merit, fellowships, or assistantships? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from dividends, interest, net rental income or royalties, receipts from estates or trusts, and net gambling or lottery winnings? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you earn in on-the-job training? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments? (SSDI is income replacement for those who previously worked, paid Social Security taxes, but have been unable to work for a year or more because of a disability.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive in separation pay? (This is severance pay, wages in lieu of notice, or vacation/personal pay.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. Excludable Forms of Income How much did you receive from Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? (SSI is supplemental income for aged, blind, and disabled people based on financial need.) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from needs-based scholarships? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from Title IV of the Higher Education Act (Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and Federal Work Study, PLUS, Stafford, or Perkins loans)? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from welfare payments? (These funds are from federal, state, or local income-based public assistance programs, like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF].) (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive in Refugee Cash Assistance? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive in general assistance? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from foster child care payments? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive in non-cash benefits from employer- or union-paid benefits, such as health insurance? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. What is the cash value of any food or housing money you received in place of wages? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much have you received in payments under Title V of the Older American's Act? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much have you received from WIOA or other needs-based workforce development programs? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much have you received in Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rental assistance? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much have you received from the county Step Ahead Council child care voucher program? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much have you received in one-time payments, such as tax refunds; gifts; loans; income from selling your home, property, or car; insurance settlements; inheritances; compensation for injury, etc.? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you gain or lose from the sale of assets? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you earn while you were on active military duty, or how much did you receive in veteran benefits such as for service-connected disability or death, vocational rehabilitation, or educational assistance? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you withdraw from your IRA? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive in stipends from programs such as VISTA, Peace Corps, Foster Grandparent Program, YouthWorks/AmeriCorps, or the Retired Senior Volunteer Program? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from Job Corps? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you draw down as assets from a bank? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. How much did you receive from the Trade Readjustment Act (TRA)? (Digits) Enter the past 6 months' income information in whole dollars for the job seeker and family. - Select Next. The Income Totals page displays.
Income Totals
The Income Totals page is display-only based on calculations performed on the Income Amounts page. The job seeker and/or the job seeker's family's income for the past 6 months is compared with poverty levels in the county. LLSIL = Lower Living Standard Income Level, which is determined by the state on a yearly basis and is based on cost of living. The following fields display on Income Totals:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Family Size | (Display) Number in job seeker's family as entered on the Registration Information page. |
| Area/County of Residence | (Display) The job seeker's county of residence. |
| Region Name | (Display) The region name assigned to the job seeker's county of residence. |
| 100% Poverty Level for Family Size | (Display) 100% poverty level for the job seeker's family size, within the job seeker's county of residence. |
| 125% Poverty Level for Family Size | (Display) 125% poverty level for the job seeker's family size, within the job seeker's county of residence. |
| 70% LLSIL for Family Size | (Display) 70% of the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for the job seeker's family size, within the job seeker's county of residence. |
| 100% LLSIL for Family Size | (Display) 100% of the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for the job seeker's family size, within the job seeker's county of residence. |
| Self-Sufficiency Income Level for Family Size | (Display) Self-sufficient income level for the job seeker's family size, within the job seeker's county of residence. |
| Includable Income | (Display) Calculated for the Individual and Family from the 6-month income entered in the Income Amounts page, multiplied by 2. |
| Excludable Income | (Display) Calculated for the Individual and Family from the 6-month income entered in the Income Amounts page, multiplied by 2. |
| Total Income | (Display) Calculated for the Individual and Family from the 6-month income entered in the Income Amounts page, multiplied by 2. |
| (Not) Low Income Eligible | (Display) Above/Below 100% Poverty Level |
| (Not) Low Income Eligible | (Display) Above/Below 70% LLSIL |
| (Not) Self-Sufficient | (Display) Displays the result of the calculations: whether or not the job seeker is considered self-sufficient. |
Select Next. The Low Income Information page displays.
Low Income Information
- Complete the following questions. All fields marked with (required) indicate a field that must be answered. Additional questions may display based on the job seeker's age.
- The first four questions only display for youth (14-24).
Low Income Information Field Description Are you a foster child? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Are you served by local youth programs even though you don't meet the low income eligibility level? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Do you qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Do you live in a high-poverty area? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. In the past 6 months, have you or your family received income-based public assistance? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. In the past 6 months, have you or your family received food stamps? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. In the past 6 months, have you or your family received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. In the past 6 months, have you or your family received Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. In the past 6 months, has your or your family's income stayed beneath the poverty line? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. In the past 6 months, has your or your family's income stayed beneath 70% of the lower living standard income level (LLSIL)? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Are you a homeless youth or adult? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. Do you have a disability and does your annual income not exceed the poverty level or 70% of the LLSIL (whichever is higher), but you are in a family with an annual income that exceeds the low income requirements? (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. - Select Next. The Public Assistance page displays.