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Recovering Lost Opportunities:
      Supporting Today’s Workforce
        for a Brighter Tomorrow
                Community Condition Event
                     October, 2012
                           Lily French
                     Senior Policy Consultant
www.iowapolicyproject.org • www.iowapolicypoints.org • www.iowafiscal.org
Cost of Living for Cedar Rapids MSA, 2011
                               (Linn, Benton & Jones Counties)

                                                  Single Parent                    Married Couple: Two Children**
                                                One child* Two children**            One Works       Both Work
Monthly Expenses
Child care                                           531                  845                    -         845
Clothing & household expenses                        289                  369                   398        398
Food                                                 370                  554                   739        739
Health care                                          337                  437                   588        588
Rent and utilities                                   623                  872                   872        872
Transportation                                       560                  560                   560        840
Monthly total                                       2,711               3,637                 3,157      4,282

Annual Total Basic Expenses                       32,527              43,649                 37,886     51,389

Income and Taxes
Before-tax earnings needed                        36,151              49,769                 39,110     57,977
Less: Income & payroll taxes                       (4,007)             (6,155)                (3,539)    (6,633)
Plus: EITC & other credits                            383                  35                  2,315         45
Net after-tax income                              32,527              43,649                 37,886     51,389

Family supporting hourly wage                     $18.08              $24.88                 $19.56     $14.49

                        *One child age 2 or 3   **One child age 2 or 3, one child age 6-10
On www.iowapolicyproject.org:
Go to your county and click for Cost of Living table
Comparing Poverty Guidelines &
             Family Supporting Wages
      Family Type                       Family Supporting               Federal Poverty
                                         Annual Income                    Guidelines
      Single adult                            $20,102                        $10,890

      Single parent, one child                $32,221                        $14,710
      (under 5)
      Single parent, two                      $42,471                        $18,530
      children (ages 3, 10)
      Two parents, one child             $31,711 - $41,143                   $18,530
      (under 5)
      Two parents, two                   $37,108 - $50,193                   $22,350
      children (ages 3, 10)

Source: 2011 HHS Poverty Guidelines http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11poverty.shtml
Iowans Struggling to Get By in 2011
• Estimated proportion of working Iowa families with income
  below a basic needs budget
                                                                Proportion   Margin of
                                                                    Below       Error
      Statewide
          Single persons                                           28.0%         3.0%
           Married couples without children                        12.1%         1.8%
           Married couples with children under 18                  22.9%         2.3%
           Single parents                                          74.0%         7.8%
          All households                                           22.7%         1.4%
      Linn County: All households                                  18.7%         2.8%



Source: The Cost of Living in Iowa, Iowa Policy Project, 2012
Single parent, working full-time
with two children in Cedar Rapids (2010)
With each level of attainment
Education Benefits
      Individuals & Communities
• With each successful educational attainment
  – Earnings rise
  – Unemployment and underemployment declines
  – Living in poverty declines
Education Benefits the State’s Budget

• Investments in postsecondary education for
  low-income adults generates income tax
  revenues more than double the state’s
  program costs

  – Associate’s degree - $3.70 for every dollar
  – Bachelor’s degree - $2.40 for every dollar
Contact Us

• Lily French
  Senior Policy Consultant
 lily-french@uiowa.edu


• Peter Fisher                      319-338-0773
  Research Director
                                  www.iowapolicyproject.org
  pfisher@iowapolicyproject.org

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Lily french

  • 1. Recovering Lost Opportunities: Supporting Today’s Workforce for a Brighter Tomorrow Community Condition Event October, 2012 Lily French Senior Policy Consultant www.iowapolicyproject.org • www.iowapolicypoints.org • www.iowafiscal.org
  • 2. Cost of Living for Cedar Rapids MSA, 2011 (Linn, Benton & Jones Counties) Single Parent Married Couple: Two Children** One child* Two children** One Works Both Work Monthly Expenses Child care 531 845 - 845 Clothing & household expenses 289 369 398 398 Food 370 554 739 739 Health care 337 437 588 588 Rent and utilities 623 872 872 872 Transportation 560 560 560 840 Monthly total 2,711 3,637 3,157 4,282 Annual Total Basic Expenses 32,527 43,649 37,886 51,389 Income and Taxes Before-tax earnings needed 36,151 49,769 39,110 57,977 Less: Income & payroll taxes (4,007) (6,155) (3,539) (6,633) Plus: EITC & other credits 383 35 2,315 45 Net after-tax income 32,527 43,649 37,886 51,389 Family supporting hourly wage $18.08 $24.88 $19.56 $14.49 *One child age 2 or 3 **One child age 2 or 3, one child age 6-10
  • 3. On www.iowapolicyproject.org: Go to your county and click for Cost of Living table
  • 4. Comparing Poverty Guidelines & Family Supporting Wages Family Type Family Supporting Federal Poverty Annual Income Guidelines Single adult $20,102 $10,890 Single parent, one child $32,221 $14,710 (under 5) Single parent, two $42,471 $18,530 children (ages 3, 10) Two parents, one child $31,711 - $41,143 $18,530 (under 5) Two parents, two $37,108 - $50,193 $22,350 children (ages 3, 10) Source: 2011 HHS Poverty Guidelines http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11poverty.shtml
  • 5. Iowans Struggling to Get By in 2011 • Estimated proportion of working Iowa families with income below a basic needs budget Proportion Margin of Below Error Statewide Single persons 28.0% 3.0% Married couples without children 12.1% 1.8% Married couples with children under 18 22.9% 2.3% Single parents 74.0% 7.8% All households 22.7% 1.4% Linn County: All households 18.7% 2.8% Source: The Cost of Living in Iowa, Iowa Policy Project, 2012
  • 6.
  • 7. Single parent, working full-time with two children in Cedar Rapids (2010)
  • 8. With each level of attainment
  • 9. Education Benefits Individuals & Communities • With each successful educational attainment – Earnings rise – Unemployment and underemployment declines – Living in poverty declines
  • 10. Education Benefits the State’s Budget • Investments in postsecondary education for low-income adults generates income tax revenues more than double the state’s program costs – Associate’s degree - $3.70 for every dollar – Bachelor’s degree - $2.40 for every dollar
  • 11. Contact Us • Lily French Senior Policy Consultant lily-french@uiowa.edu • Peter Fisher 319-338-0773 Research Director www.iowapolicyproject.org pfisher@iowapolicyproject.org

Editor's Notes

  1. Explain who IPP is.
  2. NEEDS updating for methodology & discussion of tax added!!!! – pull from Peter’s methodology slidesThe family budgets we use in this study represent a very frugal and modest living standard. (Mention- our report has info for all Iowa counties across 21 different family types)Lead with Budget assumptions: USDA low cost food plan, HUD 40% market rate, transp. to/from work., as well as health care, federal and state income taxes, and clothing and other necessities. Child care -- Assumptions on ages of children – 1 child is 2-3 years old, 2nd child is 6-10(Appendix: complete explanation of the methodology). No money is included for debt payments or skill training; for entertainment, vacations, or restaurant meals, or even for savings for retirement or a child’s college education. You can see child care, housing, and transportation are the three largest components of a family budget. These expenses are exactly what get undercounted when determining federal poverty thresholds.Note that child care and health care are county-specific; food is national, clothing and HH expenses based on the midwest. Housing and transportation are county specific, as are property taxes (because rent is county level). Determined Single parent Family supporting wage for 1 child $18.08, 2 children $24.88. Two parents with 2 children, 1 working, 1 at home $19.56 with both working $14.49 each.Something here about total expenses; then we calculate what their earnings would need to be to bring home their calculated expenses.
  3. While I have provided this information for the Cedar Rapids, MSA… (and just 4 different family sizes), we do have information on the Iowa Policy Project’s website for a greater number of family types for each county in Iowa – just click and the information will pop up.