---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 680.950"
title: "20"
number: "680.950"
heading: "What are the eligibility requirements for dislocated workers to receive needs-related payments?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/680.950"
---

# §680.950. What are the eligibility requirements for dislocated workers to receive needs-related payments?


To receive needs-related payments, a dislocated worker must:

- (a) **Be unemployed, and—**
  - (1) Have ceased to qualify for unemployment compensation or trade readjustment allowance under TAA; and
  - (2) **Be enrolled in a program of training services under WIOA sec.** 134(c)(3) by the end of the 13th week after the most recent layoff that resulted in a determination of the worker's eligibility as a dislocated worker, or, if later, by the end of the 8th week after the worker is informed that a short-term layoff will exceed 6 months; or
- (b) Be unemployed and did not qualify for unemployment compensation or trade readjustment assistance under TAA and be enrolled in a program of training services under WIOA [sec. 134(c)(3)](/cfr/20/134.md?p=c-3).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 122, 134, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56385, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.