Date of Issue
June 13, 2000	
Office of Issue
PDI 00-043 Reissued	
Reference
LLSIL Guidelines	

STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
DIVISION OF WORKFORCE AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

WEO Communiqué

TO:	The State Workforce Development Board, All Regional Workforce Boards, Workforce and Employment Opportunities State and Local Offices, One-Stop Operators and Partners, and Other entities engaged in implementing programs under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

FROM:	Robert B. Bradner, Chief, Bureau of Program Development and Innovation

EFFECTIVE DATE:	June 13, 2000

SUBJECT:	Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) and Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2000

PURPOSE

An error was made on page 2 of the table for the Lower Living Standard Income Level and Poverty Guidelines for 2000 that was issued on May 18, 2000 under columns 70% LLSIL (METRO) and 70% LLSIL (NON-METRO).

The METRO and NON-METRO calculations should be for each additional person in a family above eight, not six.

ACTION REQUIRED

These guidelines should be used in determining if a person meets the definition of low income.  All Regional Workforce Boards Workforce and Employment Opportunities State and Local Offices, One-Stop Operators and Partners, and Other entities engaged in implementing programs under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 are encouraged to provide this information to all associates and interested parties.

AUTHORITY

United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

DISTRIBUTION KEY O

WEO COMMUNIQUE				PDI 00-043				Page 2 of 2

LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL AND POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR 2000

FAMILY
UNIT SIZE	
POVERTY	70% LLSIL
(METRO)*	70% LLSIL
(NON-METRO)**	
1	8,350	(6,510)	(6,180)	
2	11,250	(10,660)	(10,130)	
3	14,150	14,630	(13,900)	
4	17,050	18,060	17,160	
5	19,950	21,320	20,250	
6	22,850	24,930	23,690	
7	25,750	28,540	27,130	
8	28,650	32,150	30,570	

	To calculate the poverty guideline amount for family
Units with more than eight members, add $2,900 for each additional person.	For each additional person in a family above eight, add $3,610 per person in the Metro areas.	For each additional
person in a family above eight, add $3,440 per person in the Non-Metro areas.	

The RWBs which contain the following counties are required to use the Metro data for these counties:  Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Bay, Gadsden, Leon, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, Alachua, Marion, Flagler, Volusia, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Polk, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Martin, St. Lucie, Palm Beach, Broward and Dade.

**The remaining RWBs may use Metro, Non-Metro, or both.

Where the poverty level for a particular family size is greater than the corresponding LLSIL figure, the Metro or Non-Metro figure is indicated in parentheses.

AUTHORITY

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220)