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


### Answer
The term **disadvantaged youth** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 3162* as the following:

> 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. § 3162*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY > SUBCHAPTER I-WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES > Part B-Workforce Investment Activities and Providers > subpart 2-youth workforce investment activities**

