(a) The payment level for adults must be established by the Local
Board.
(b) For dislocated workers, payments must not exceed the greater of
either of the following levels:
(1) For participants who were eligible for unemployment
compensation as a result of the qualifying dislocation, the payment may
not exceed the applicable weekly level of the unemployment compensation
benefit; or
(2) For participants who did not qualify for unemployment
compensation as a result of the qualifying layoff, the weekly payment
may not exceed the poverty level for an equivalent period. The weekly
payment level must be adjusted to reflect changes in total family
income as determined by Local Board policies. (WIA section
134(e)(3)(C).)
