2015 poverty guidelines for SCSEP eligibility

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                                                            CLASSIFICATION
      EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                OWI
                  ADVISORY SYSTEM                           CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
             U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                       OWI-DNPTTA
                Washington, D.C. 20210
                                                            DATE
                                                            February 9, 2015



ADVISORY:             TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 18-14

TO:                   ALL SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
                      PROGRAM GRANTEES

FROM:                 Portia Wu /s/
                      Assistant Secretary

 SUBJECT:             2015 Federal Poverty Guidelines for Senior Community Service
                      Employment Program Grants

1.     Purpose. To issue the revised Federal poverty guidelines for the Senior
       Community Service Employment Program (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 2015 on January 22, 2015. 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
       2015 rate reflects a 1.6 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 January 22,
       2015 (80 FR 3236). Grantees should use this effective date for program operations.

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



 RESCISSIONS: TEGL 11-13                                   EXPIRATION DATE: Continuing

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7.   Attachment. 2015 Federal Poverty Guidelines for SCSEP

Attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2015/TEGL_18-14_Attachment_Acc.pdf

 ATTACHMENT



                  2015 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                         $11,770           $14,713    $14,720     $18,400    $13,550     $16,938
               2                         $15,930           $19,913    $19,920     $24,900    $18,330     $22,913
               3                         $20,090           $25,113    $25,120     $31,400    $23,110     $28,888
               4                         $24,250           $30,313    $30,320     $37,900    $27,890     $34,863
               5                         $28,410           $35,513    $35,520     $44,400    $32,670     $40,838
               6                         $32,570           $40,713    $40,720     $50,900    $37,450     $46,813
               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     $5,080      $6,350     $4,780      $5,975




                                                                                                           Rates effective 01/22/2015