759-5          WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT ( WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act ) PAYMENTS

Trainees receiving Intensive Services under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act) may receive periodic income as part of their training and employment program. This income may be earned or unearned.

759-5 A.     UNEARNED WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act INCOME

All unearned WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act payments are exempt and do not count in the eligibility determination or payment computation.  They are excluded because the WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act program is complementary to ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program, and is not an income maintenance program.  

759-5 B.     EARNED WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act INCOME

Except for income earned from participation in the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program, earned WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act payments count as income in the 185% test, the eligibility determination, and the payment computation if the WIOAWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity Act participant is a minor parent, adult parent, or other caretaker relative included in the assistance unit.