To update directions for determining whether youth live in a high poverty area for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Program eligibility purposes.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL): (1) advises states that they must refer allegations which they reasonably believe constitute UC fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or misconduct to DOL-OIG; (2) rescinds UIPL No. 29-05; (3) provides revised guidance that supersedes Section 5 of UIPL No. 04-17; and (4) requires states to disclose confidential UC information related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as amended, to the DOL-OIG for the purpose of UC fraud investigations and audits for the entire pandemic relief period.

To provide information to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) about application of sequestration in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, how the Department of Labor (Department) will apply sequestration to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs and on delayed benefit payments from prior fiscal years, and the resulting administrative costs.

To inform states regarding the availability of a third round of fraud prevention and recovery funding and to provide application instructions. The funding may be used to combat fraud in the PUA and PEUC programs, including to support innovative strategies and solutions to assist with identity verification and combatting identity fraud; strengthen fraud detection and prevention efforts; recover overpayments; and cover administrative expenses related to integrity efforts. Additionally, this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides definitions for different types of fraud and guidance on processes for combatting identity fraud.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of IPIA 2016 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of IPIA 2016 BAM data.

To notify State Workforce Agencies regarding the availability of up to $140 million to support states with fraud detection and prevention, including identity verification and overpayment recovery activities, in all UC programs.

To provide States and outlying areas with WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2016; final allotments for PY 2016 for the Wagner-Peyser ES Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the Workforce Information Grants to States allotments for PY 2016.

To notify State Workforce Agencies of the availability of up to $260 million for activities that promote equitable access to UC programs, which include eliminating administrative barriers to benefit application, reducing state workload backlogs, improving the timeliness of UC payments to eligible individuals, and ensuring equity in fraud prevention, detection, and recovery activities.

To provide SCSEP state and territorial grant applicants with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for Program Year (PY) 2016 funds, with a period of performance beginning July 1, 2016.