### Question
What does disadvantaged youth mean?


### Answer
**Disadvantaged youth** has the following meaning in *29 U.S.C. § 2852*:

> an individual who is age 16 through 21 who received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that, in relation to family size, does not exceed the higher of—


(i) the poverty line

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 2852*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 30-WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER II-STATEWIDE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS > Part D-Youth Activities**

