| Monthly Costs |
Adult
|
Adult + infant
|
Adult + infant preschooler
|
Adult + schoolage teenager
|
Adult + infant preschooler schoolage
|
2 Adult + infant preschooler
|
2 Adult + preschooler schoolage
|
2 Adult + infant preschooler schoolage
|
| Housing |
425
|
532
|
532
|
532
|
665
|
532
|
532
|
665
|
| Child Care |
0
|
422
|
881
|
281
|
1163
|
881
|
740
|
1163
|
| Food |
164
|
241
|
325
|
429
|
437
|
466
|
511
|
564
|
| Transportation |
184
|
190
|
190
|
190
|
190
|
364
|
364
|
364
|
| Health Care |
118
|
263
|
284
|
289
|
305
|
338
|
317
|
359
|
| Miscellaneous |
89
|
165
|
221
|
172
|
276
|
258
|
246
|
311
|
| Taxes |
199
|
286
|
423
|
200
|
600
|
498
|
447
|
661
|
Earned Income
Tax Credit (-) |
0
|
-65
|
0
|
-199
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Child Care Tax Credit (-) |
0
|
-46
|
-80
|
-48
|
-80
|
-80
|
-80
|
-80
|
| Child Tax Credit (-) |
0
|
-42
|
-83
|
-38
|
-125
|
-83
|
-83
|
-125
|
| Monthly Self - Sufficiency Wage |
$1181
|
$1947
|
$2693
|
$1808
|
$3431
|
$3173
|
$2994
|
$3881
|
| Hourly Self - Sufficiency Wage |
$6.71
|
$11.06
|
$15.30
|
$10.27
|
$19.49
|
$9.01
|
$8.50
|
$11.03
|
The Self - Sufficiency Standard for Cortland County, NY 2000
Sources: Pearce, Diana, the Self-Sufficiency Standard for NY, NYS Self - Sufficiency Standard Steering Committee, Sept. 2000.
This monograph drew data from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, NYS Office of Children and Family Services, USDA Low Cost Food Plan, US Census, Commerce Clearing House State Tax Handbook and other reliable sources.