| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Fayette County, WV 2009 |
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| Adult + | ||||||||
| Adult + | Adult + | infant | 2 Adults + | 2 Adults + | ||||
| Adult + | Adult + | infant | schoolage | preschooler | infant | preschooler | ||
| Monthly Costs | Adult | infant | preschooler | preschooler | teenager | schoolage | preschooler | schoolage |
| Housing | 451 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 668 | 540 | 540 |
| Child Care | 0 | 388 | 391 | 779 | 236 | 1,015 | 779 | 627 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 367 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 743 | 743 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 115 | 185 | 186 | 238 | 199 | 294 | 301 | 293 |
| Taxes | 201 | 356 | 358 | 476 | 398 | 608 | 606 | 590 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -117 | -116 | -113 | -201 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -75 | -75 | -130 | -73 | -173 | -110 | -115 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.34 | $12.01 | $12.09 | $15.23 | $12.22 | $19.32 | $10.18 | $9.87 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,467 | $2,114 | $2,128 | $2,680 | $2,150 | $3,400 | $3,583 | $3,474 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,609 | $25,362 | $25,541 | $32,159 | $25,800 | $40,800 | $42,991 | $41,689 |
| combined | combined | |||||||