### Question
How is the term economically disadvantaged youth defined?


### Answer
The term **economically disadvantaged youth** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 1642* as the following:

> an individual who is age 16 through 21 and who has, or is a member of a family that has, received a total family income (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support payments, and welfare payments) that, in relation to family size, was not in excess of the higher of—


(i) the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42; [1](#1642_1_target) or


(ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1642*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER II-TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED > Part C-Youth Training Program**

