The Self-Sufficiency Standard
Kanawha County, WV 2007
Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + 2 Adults 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults 2 Adults 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults +
Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage schoolage teenager 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage schoolage teenager
Adult + Adult + Adult +  Adult + infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager schoolage schoolage teenager teenager 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager schoolage schoolage teenager teenager
Monthly Costs Adult infant preschooler schoolage teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager schoolage teenager teenager teenager 2 Adults infant preschooler schoolage teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager schoolage teenager teenager teenager
Housing 450 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 450 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716
Child Care 0 434 418 286 0 868 852 720 434 836 704 418 572 286 0 1302 1286 1154 868 1270 1138 852 1006 720 434 1254 1122 836 990 704 418 858 572 286 0 0 434 418 286 0 868 852 720 434 836 704 418 572 286 0 1302 1286 1154 868 1270 1138 852 1006 720 434 1254 1122 836 990 704 418 858 572 286 0
Food  189 287 296 343 364 384 393 440 461 403 449 470 496 517 538 482 491 538 559 500 547 568 594 615 635 510 556 577 603 624 645 650 671 691 712 378 476 485 532 553 573 583 629 650 592 639 659 685 706 727 671 680 727 748 689 736 757 783 804 825 699 745 766 792 813 834 839 860 881 901
Transportation 294 304 304 304 294 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 294 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 294 589 599 599 599 589 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 589 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 589
Health Care 103 194 190 200 204 207 203 213 217 200 210 213 219 223 227 220 216 226 230 213 223 227 232 236 240 210 219 223 229 233 237 239 243 246 250 233 246 243 253 257 260 256 266 270 253 262 266 272 276 280 273 269 279 283 266 276 279 285 289 293 262 272 276 282 286 290 291 295 299 303
Miscellaneous 104 178 177 169 142 233 231 224 198 230 223 197 215 189 162 302 301 294 268 300 293 267 285 259 233 299 292 266 284 258 232 277 251 224 197 165 232 231 223 196 286 285 278 251 284 277 250 269 243 216 356 355 347 321 354 346 320 339 313 287 353 345 319 338 312 286 330 304 278 251
Taxes 181 347 345 332 275 472 471 457 400 469 455 399 441 385 328 632 630 617 560 629 615 559 601 545 488 627 613 557 599 543 487 585 529 473 414 306 458 456 442 384 584 582 568 512 580 566 510 553 496 438 752 750 735 675 749 733 673 718 658 600 747 732 671 717 656 598 701 641 584 526
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -100 -102 -115 -163 -81 -82 -100 -160 -85 -102 -163 -120 -181 -244 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -18 -79 0 0 -3 0 -21 -81 0 -38 -99 -162 0 -33 -35 -48 -95 0 0 -11 -72 0 -13 -74 -31 -91 -154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -73
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -75 -75 -78 0 -135 -135 -135 -73 -135 -135 -73 -140 -75 0 -165 -165 -173 -120 -165 -173 -120 -173 -125 -68 -165 -173 -120 -173 -125 -68 -180 -125 -68 0 0 -68 -68 -68 0 -115 -115 -120 -63 -115 -120 -63 -120 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -105 -150 -105 -58 -150 -150 -105 -150 -105 -58 -150 -110 -60 0
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -83 -83 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 0 -83 -83 -83 -83 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.50 $11.63 $11.55 $10.91 $9.06 $15.04 $14.96 $14.31 $12.37 $14.87 $14.22 $12.28 $13.54 $11.61 $9.66 $20.13 $20.06 $19.47 $17.81 $19.99 $19.39 $17.73 $18.84 $17.05 $15.08 $19.91 $19.32 $17.65 $18.77 $16.97 $15.00 $18.17 $16.32 $14.35 $12.34 $6.03 $8.02 $7.98 $7.66 $6.71 $9.80 $9.76 $9.44 $8.46 $9.73 $9.40 $8.41 $9.07 $8.08 $7.07 $12.13 $12.09 $11.81 $10.95 $12.05 $11.77 $10.91 $11.49 $10.63 $9.79 $12.01 $11.74 $10.87 $11.46 $10.60 $9.75 $11.18 $10.30 $9.44 $8.42
per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,321 $2,047 $2,032 $1,920 $1,594 $2,648 $2,633 $2,518 $2,177 $2,618 $2,503 $2,161 $2,383 $2,044 $1,701 $3,543 $3,530 $3,426 $3,135 $3,518 $3,413 $3,121 $3,316 $3,002 $2,655 $3,505 $3,400 $3,106 $3,303 $2,986 $2,639 $3,199 $2,872 $2,525 $2,172 $2,121 $2,822 $2,808 $2,697 $2,361 $3,449 $3,437 $3,323 $2,977 $3,424 $3,309 $2,962 $3,194 $2,845 $2,490 $4,268 $4,255 $4,157 $3,854 $4,242 $4,144 $3,841 $4,046 $3,743 $3,445 $4,229 $4,131 $3,828 $4,033 $3,730 $3,432 $3,934 $3,626 $3,322 $2,963
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                        -Annual  $15,849 $24,565 $24,388 $23,039 $19,129 $31,771 $31,597 $30,221 $26,121 $31,411 $30,037 $25,936 $28,601 $24,530 $20,407 $42,518 $42,365 $41,110 $37,616 $42,211 $40,957 $37,454 $39,792 $36,019 $31,859 $42,057 $40,803 $37,269 $39,638 $35,834 $31,673 $38,384 $34,459 $30,299 $26,068 $25,453 $33,869 $33,691 $32,367 $28,327 $41,392 $41,238 $39,880 $35,718 $41,084 $39,705 $35,544 $38,329 $34,138 $29,878 $51,218 $51,062 $49,882 $46,247 $50,906 $49,727 $46,091 $48,547 $44,911 $41,338 $50,750 $49,571 $45,935 $48,392 $44,756 $41,184 $47,212 $43,516 $39,866 $35,556
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