2016 SCSEP poverty and income guidelines

CLASSIFICATION
      EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                OWI
                  ADVISORY SYSTEM                           CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
             U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                       OWI-DNPTTA
                Washington, D.C. 20210
                                                            DATE
                                                                   February 16, 2016

ADVISORY:             TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 12-15

TO:                   ALL SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
                      PROGRAM GRANTEES

FROM:                 Portia Wu /s/
                      Assistant Secretary

 SUBJECT:             2016 Federal Poverty Guidelines for Senior Community Service
                      Employment Program (SCSEP) Grants

1.     Purpose. To issue the revised Federal poverty guidelines for the SCSEP.

2.     References. Section 518(a)(3)(A) of the Older Americans Act (OAA) Amendments
       of 2006, Public Law 109-365.

3.     Background. The Department of Health and Human Services published the
       updated Federal poverty guidelines for 2016 on January 25, 2016. These guidelines
       provide the basis for determining the income eligibility of SCSEP applicants and
       enrollees after being multiplied by 125 percent to convert the poverty guidelines to
       “low-income” as defined at Section 518(a)(3)(A) of the 2006 Amendments to the
       OAA.

4.     Action Required. Grantees must use the attached poverty and low-income
       guidelines when determining or recertifying SCSEP participant eligibility. The
       2016 rate reflects a 0.1 percent price increase to account for last calendar year’s
       increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

5.     Effective Date. The Federal poverty guidelines found in the attachment are
       effective from the date they were published in the Federal Register on Monday,
       January 25, 2016 (81 FR 4036). Grantees should use this effective date for program
       operations.

6.     Inquiries. Please direct questions to your regional Federal Project Officer.

7.     Attachment. 2016 Federal Poverty Guidelines for SCSEP.

 RESCISSIONS: TEGL 18-14                                   EXPIRATION DATE: Continuing

Attachment 1

Official attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2016/TEGL_12-15_Attachment1_Acc.pdf

ATTACHMENT

                                                2016
                   HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POVERTY GUIDELINES ADAPTED FOR SCSEP

                                   48 Contiguous States
      Size of Family Unit               and D.C.          (x125%)     Alaska      (x125%)      Hawaii        (x125%)
               1                         $11,880            $14,850     $14,840      $18,550     $13,670         $17,088
               2                         $16,020            $20,025     $20,020      $25,025     $18,430         $23,038
               3                         $20,160            $25,200     $25,200      $31,500     $23,190         $28,988
               4                         $24,300            $30,375     $30,380      $37,975     $27,950         $34,938
               5                         $28,440            $35,550     $35,560      $44,450     $32,710         $40,888
               6                         $32,580            $40,725     $40,740      $50,925     $37,470         $46,838
               7                         $36,730            $45,913     $45,920      $57,400     $42,230         $52,788
               8                         $40,890            $51,113     $51,120      $63,900     $47,010         $58,763
For each additional person, add:          $4,160             $5,200      $5,200       $6,500      $4,780           $5,975

                                                                                                Rates effective 01/22/2015