Measuring Middle-Skills Occupational Gaps within the Western New York Region

SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD FOR NIAGARA COUNTY, NY 2010

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Adult + Infant

2 Adults +

Adult + Infant

Adult +

Adult +

2 Adults + 2 Adults + Preschooler

Adult +

Adult +

Preschooler School Age Preschooler

Infant

Preschooler School Age

MONTHLY COSTS

Adult

Infant Preschooler Preschooler School Age Teenager School Age Preschooler School Age Teenager

Housing

557

670 617 352 266 340 225 342 -87

670 688 360 266 339 232 363 -58

670

670

670 452 627 266 397 241 168

829

670

670

829

Child Care

0

1305

1140

1757

1305

1140

1140

Food

238 260 144 120 235

472 266 355 307 560

540 266 364 298 471

636 266 380 387 840

678 511 427 359 593

742 511 437 350 510

907 511 485 387 554

Transportation Health Care Miscellaneous

Taxes

Earned Income Tax Credit (-) Child Care Tax Credit (-) Child Tax Credit (-)

0

0

0

-304

0

0

0

0

0

-68

-65

-100

-105

-64

-100

-100

-100

-100

0

-83 -33

-83 -33

-167

-167

-167

-250

-167

-167

-250

Making Work

-33

-33

-33

-33

-33

-67

-67

-67

Pay Credit (-) SELF SUFFICIENCY WAGE HOURLY

$8.64 $14.44 $15.22 $20.65 $19.57 $12.80 $26.77 $11.96 $11.44 $12.48 /Adult /Adult /Adult $1, 520 $2,542 $2,678 $3,634 $3,444 $2,252 $4,711 $4,210 $4,025 $4,394 $18,242 $30,500 $32,141 $43,612 $41,324 $27,027 $56, 533 $50,517 $48,302 $52,731

MONTHLY ANNUAL

Data Source: http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/SelfSufficiencyStandardForNewYorkState2010.pdf