Eligible Target Group
Employers hiring qualified applicants in the following target groups may apply for Federal tax relief under the WOTC program include:
· Qualified IV-A Recipient
· Qualified Veteran
· Ex-Felon
· Designated Community Resident (DCR)*
· Vocational Rehabilitation Referral
· Summer Youth Employee*
· Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Recipient
· Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipient
· Long-Term Family Assistance Recipient
· Qualified Long-Term Unemployment Recipient**
For more information on these target groups, click here.
* Applicable EZs expired in DC in 2011. District Residents living in those zones do not qualify. However, states that have active EZs may be eligible.
** New target group enacted January 1, 2016.