---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 681.270"
title: "20"
number: "681.270"
heading: "May a local program use eligibility for free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Program as a substitute for the income eligibility criteria under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/681.270"
---

# §681.270. May a local program use eligibility for free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Program as a substitute for the income eligibility criteria under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?


Yes, WIOA [sec. 3(36)](/cfr/20/3.md?p=36) defines a low-income individual to include an individual who receives (or is eligible to receive) a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 107, 121, 123, 129, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56398, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.