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T he 2018 Se lf-Suffic ie nc y Sta nda rd fo r Co lo ra do Pre se nte d b y the Co lo ra do Ce nte r o n L a w & Po lic y I n a sso c ia tio n with the Unive rsity o f Wa shing to n & Dr. Dia na Pe a rc e

Go a ls : - Co mmunic a te re a l c o st o f living in Co lo ra do to diffe re nt a udie nc e s - De mo nstra te va ria b ility a c ro ss g e o g ra phic re g io ns - Po int o ut diffe re nc e s in po ve rty e xpe rie nc e d b y pe o ple o f va rio us de mo g ra phic s, due to syste mic disc rimina tio n

Wha t is Se lf-Suffic ie nc y?

Quic k numbe rs fo r De nve r Co unty – 1 pare nt, 1 pre sc ho o le r, 1 sc ho o l-age c hild  Childc a re c ost, monthly: $1,833  Housing c ost, monthly: $1,346 $31.12/ ho ur, o r $65,727 a ye a r

$76,590 De nve r, Je ffe rson, a nd $71,674 Ara pa hoe a s c ompa re d to $65,727 othe r inc ome le ve ls One Adult, One Pre sc ho o le r, $55,898 $61,290 One S c ho o l-age Child L ow inc ome L imit $47,250 $41,632 $35,037 $38,295 Ve ry L ow $28,337 Inc ome L imit $20,780 $10,948 We lfa re : F e de ra l F ull- T ime L owe r Yuma Dolore s Rio De nve r E a g le HUD T ANF , Pove rty Minimum L iving County SS County SS Bla nc o County SS County SS Me dia n SNAP a nd L e ve l Wa g e * Sta nda rd Inc ome Inc ome County SS Inc ome Inc ome F a mily WIC Inc ome Inc ome Inc ome L e ve l

How Do Colora do’s T op 10 Jobs Compa re ? T he Sta nda rd Co mpa re d to Me dia n Wa g e s o f Co lo ra do ’ s T e n L a rg e st Oc c upa tio ns Ge ne ra l a nd Ope ra tio ns $57.96 Ma na g e rs Busine ss Ope rstio ns Spe c ia lists $37.46 Re g iste re d Nurse s $35.68 Ac c o unta nts & Audito rs $35.35 De nve r Offic e Cle rks $18.71 $31.12 Custo me r Se rvic e $17.87 Re pre se nta tive s Re ta il Sa le spe rso ns $11.62 Ca shie rs $10.78 F o o d Pre p a nd Se rving Wo rke rs $10.59 (F a st F o o d) Wa itsta ff $9.64

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I mpa c t 18  CF I e stima te d tha t the pub lic c ha rg e “c hilling e ffe c t” c o uld a ffe c t 323,000 Co lo ra da ns, inc luding 143,000 kids  CHI e stima te d tha t 75,000 Co lo ra da ns wo uld lo se he a lth insura nc e unde r the ne w rule  Co mmunity He a lth Ce nte rs a re se e ing a n inc re a se in uninsure d pa tie nts  Me dic a id e nro llme nt is de c lining e spe c ia lly, a ppa re ntly, a mo ng me mb e rs tha t ma y ha ve pub lic c ha rg e fe a rs

K e y me ssa g e s 19  T he public c ha rg e rule will not a ffe c t ma ny Colora do immig ra nts. Pe rma ne nt re side nts (i.e . pe o ple tha t ha ve the ir g re e n c a rd) a lre a dy pa sse d the pub lic c ha rg e te st a nd re fug e e s a nd a syle e s a nd o the r g ro ups a re e xe mpt fro m the te st.  You c a n le a rn a bout the public c ha rg e rule from truste d sourc e s. CDPHE ha s a we b site with he lpful info rma tio n, inc luding a fa c tshe e t a nd links to le g a l re so urc e s a nd Ce nte r fo r He a lth Pro g re ss ha s po ste d vide o s in E ng lish a nd Spa nish.  You a re importa nt me mbe rs of our c ommunity a nd pub lic b e ne fits like Me dic a id a nd SNAP c a n he lp ke e p yo ur fa mily he a lthy a nd e c o no mic a lly se c ure .

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E lig ib le fo r fe de ra l 25 b e ne fits? I f yo u a re e lig ib le fo r Me dic a id, SNAP, fe de ra l ho using a ssista nc e o r fe de ra l c a sh a ssista nc e yo u like ly do n’ t ha ve to wo rry a b o ut the pub lic c ha rg e te st

E lig ib le fo r sta te 26 b e ne fits? So me pe o ple tha t a re e lig ib le fo r sta te -funde d c a sh a ssista nc e pro g ra ms do ha ve to wo rry a b o ut the pub lic c ha rg e te st (no nimmig ra nts)

T hing s to re me mb e r… 27  F o r re fug e e s, a syle e s, a nd c e rta in o the rs, using pub lic b e ne fits will no t ha rm yo ur c ha ng e s o f g e tting a g re e n c a rd.  T he re is no t a pub lic c ha rg e te st during the c itize nship a pplic a tio n pro c e ss. Gre e n c a rd ho lde rs tha t ma inta in the ir sta tus will no t ne e d to pa ss the pub lic c ha rg e te st a g a in.  Ac c e ssing pub lic b e ne fits fo r c hildre n will no t c o unt a g a inst a pa re nt g o ing thro ug h the pub lic c ha rg e te st.  Pub lic b e ne fits pro te c t the he a lth a nd fina nc ia l se c urity o f Co lo ra do fa milie s. Dro pping b e ne fits is no t ne c e ssa rily a sa fe b e t!

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