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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY
http://www.dli.state.pa.us www.paworkforce.state.pa.us
GRANT/LOAN
except for relocation allowances and the Health Coverage Tax
Credit (HCTC).
TAA Job Search and Relocation Allowances – In addition
to training-related benefits, the TAA Program also can assist
workers’ expenses incurred in seeking employment outside a
certified worker’s normal commuting area if a suitable job is
not available in the area.
Job search allowances reimburse 90 percent of the total costs
of allowable travel and subsistence, up to $1,250. If workers
have to relocate to accept employment out of the commuting
area, TAA can reimburse 90 percent of the cost to move them
and their families and includes a lump sum payment equal to
three times the worker’s average weekly wage (but no more
than $1,250) to help them get settled.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) – The WOTC
provides a private-for-profit employer with tax savings as an
incentive to hire job seekers with barriers to employment.
WOTC targets short- and long-term TANF recipients;
Food Stamp recipients; Veterans on Food Stamps; disabled
Veterans; recent vocational rehabilitation customers
who received services through a state plan for vocational
Rehabilitation or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA); Supplemental Security Income recipients; ex-felons;
designated community residents and summer youth living
in a Renewal Community, Empowerment Zone, Enterprise
Community, or Rural Renewal Community.
For most target groups mentioned above the WOTC is 40
percent of the first $6,000 in wages, for a maximum credit of
$2,400 (exceptions to these amounts apply to some target
groups). A new hire must be employed at least 180 days or 400
hours. A partial credit of 25 percent is permitted for employees
working between 120 and 399 hours.
Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania – Scholars in Service
to PA is an AmeriCorps Education Award Only program.
This means that participating students enroll as AmeriCorps
members on a part-time basis and receive a partial Education
Award at the end of their term. Students who complete 450
hours of service in 1 year earn an award of $1,415. The award
can be used to pay for any legitimate educational expenses at
their current undergraduate institution or to pay for future
educational expenses.
DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
Additional information, forms and
instructions, can be downloaded
from www.dli.state.pa.us. Click on
“Businesses and Organizations”; click on
“Financial Incentives/Resources”; click
on “Employment Tax Credits”; click on
“Work Opportunity Tax Credit” or contact
a representative at a PA CareerLink Office,
Pennsylvania County Assistance Office, PA
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or the
Tax Credit Coordination Services at:
1 (800) 345-2555.
Applications will be taken in the fall.
Visit www.state.pa.us keyword
PennSERVE for more information.
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