| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Monroe 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 | 487 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 673 | 540 | 540 |
| Child Care | 0 | 388 | 391 | 779 | 236 | 1,015 | 779 | 627 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 368 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 747 | 747 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 119 | 185 | 186 | 238 | 199 | 295 | 301 | 293 |
| Taxes | 209 | 356 | 359 | 477 | 398 | 609 | 606 | 591 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -117 | -115 | -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 |
$8.62 | $12.02 | $12.11 | $15.24 | $12.23 | $19.37 | $10.19 | $9.88 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,517 | $2,116 | $2,131 | $2,682 | $2,152 | $3,409 | $3,587 | $3,479 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $18,205 | $25,390 | $25,577 | $32,187 | $25,828 | $40,907 | $43,046 | $41,744 |
| combined | combined | |||||||