The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Webster County, WV 2009 
  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 466 540 540 540 540 661 540 540
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 117 185 186 238 199 293 301 293
Taxes 204 356 358 476 398 606 606 590
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
$8.45 $12.01 $12.09 $15.23 $12.22 $19.27 $10.18 $9.87
  per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,487 $2,114 $2,128 $2,680 $2,150 $3,391 $3,583 $3,474
  combined combined
                        -Annual  $17,846 $25,362 $25,541 $32,159 $25,800 $40,689 $42,991 $41,689
              combined combined