Are needs-related payments allowable for adults, dislocated workers, and youth, enrolled in training?
Yes. Needs-related payments are among the array of supportive services possible under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and are described as specifically allowable for adults and dislocated workers at WIA 134(e)(3) and Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations (20 CFR) 663.815. No similar section of the WIA specifically authorizes needs-related payments for youth, nor are needs-related payments listed at 20 CFR 664.440, which describes what may be included as supportive services for youth; nevertheless, needs-related payments are an allowable supportive service for youth. This interpretation is based on an unrelated discussion in the preamble to the WIA regulations, which states that “throughout the regulations, the term ‘include’ is used to indicate an illustrative, but not exhaustive list of examples” even in sections where the term “but not limited to” has been removed [Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 156, Page 49351]. We conclude, therefore, that the omission of needs-related pay
