A new hire qualifies for the veteran target group, if the individual is:
- A veteran who is a member of a family that received SNAP benefits (food stamps) for at least a 3-month period during the 15-month period ending on the hiring date;
OR
- A disabled veteran entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability, who has been:
- Hired within 1 year of discharge or release from active duty, OR
- Unemployed for at least 6 months in the year ending on the hiring date;
OR
- A veteran who has been unemployed for:
- At least 4 weeks in the year ending on the hiring date; OR
- At least 6 months in the year ending on the hiring date.
Please note that to have veteran’s status to be eligible for WOTC, an individual must:
- Have served on active duty (not including training) in the U.S. Armed Forces for more than 180 days, OR have been discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability; AND
- Not have a period of active duty (not including training) of more than 90 days that ended during the 60-day period ending on the hiring date.
Long-Term Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipient
To qualify for this target group, a new hire must be a member of a family that meets one of the following circumstances:
- Has received TANF benefits for at least 18 consecutive months ending on the hiring date; OR
- Has received TANF benefits for at least 18 consecutive or non-consecutive months after August 5, 1997, AND has a hiring date that is not more than 2 years after the end of the earliest 18-month period after August 5, 1997; OR
- Has stopped being eligible for TANF payments during the past 2 years, because a Federal or state law limited the maximum time those payments could be made.
Short-Term TANF Recipient
A new hire qualifies for this target group, if the individual is a member of a family that received TANF benefits for any 9-month period during the 18-month period ending on the hiring date.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamp) Recipient
A new hire qualifies for this target group, if the individual is an 18-39 year old member of a family that received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for:
- The 6 months ending on the hiring date, OR
- At least 3 of the 5 months ending on the hiring date.
Designated Community Resident (DCR)
A new hire meets the criteria for this target group, if the individual is an 18-39 year old who resides within one of the federally designated:
- Rural Renewal Counties, OR
- Empowerment Zones.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Referred Individual
A new hire is a member of this target group, if the individual with a disability has completed, or is completing, rehabilitative services provided by:
- A state-certified agency, OR
- An Employment Network under the Ticket to Work program, OR
- The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
A new hire meets the criteria for this target group, if the individual:
- Has been convicted of a felony; AND
- Has a hiring date that is not more than 1 year after the conviction or release from prison.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipient
A new hire meets the criteria for this target group, if the individual is a recipient of SSI benefits for any month that ends during the 60-day period ending on the hire date.
Summer Youth Employee
A new hire is a member of this target group, if the individual is a 16 or 17 year old youth who:
- works for the employer between May 1 and September 15; AND
- resides in an Empowerment Zone.