Low-income Exception. WIOA maintains a five percent low-income eligibility exception where five percent of Local Area participants who ordinarily would need to be low-income do not need to meet the low-income provision. However, because not all OSY are required to be low-income, the five percent low-income exception under WIOA is calculated based on the five percent of youth enrolled in a given year who would be required to meet the low-income criteria. To be considered eligible, individuals must be approved by the OCDB prior to registration. Service Providers shall maintain documentation for tracking these participants and delivery tracking systems and documentation.
