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
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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
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
to diffe re nt a udie nc e s
re g io ns
b y pe o ple o f va rio us de mo g ra phic s, due to syste mic disc rimina tio n
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
$10,948 $20,780 $28,337 $35,037
$41,632 $47,250 $55,898
$65,727 $71,674 $76,590
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L iving Sta nda rd Inc ome L e ve l Yuma County SS Inc ome Dolore s County SS Inc ome Rio Bla nc o County SS Inc ome De nve r County SS Inc ome E a g le County SS Inc ome HUD Me dia n F a mily Inc ome $61,290 L
L imit $38,295 Ve ry L
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De nve r, Je ffe rson, a nd Ara pa hoe a s c ompa re d to
One Adult, One Pre sc ho o le r, One S c ho o l-age Child
$9.64 $10.59 $10.78 $11.62 $17.87 $18.71 $35.35 $35.68 $37.46 $57.96
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De nve r $31.12
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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
www.c c lpo nline .o rg / sss2018
Allison Neswood Colorado Center on Law and Policy
789 Sherman St., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203 303-573-5669 x 304, aneswood@cclponline.org
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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
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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
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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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Whe n do e s the pub lic c ha rg e te st a pply?
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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
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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)
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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.
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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!
Alliso n Ne swo o d De puty Dire c to r o f Stra te g ic Prio ritie s Co lo ra do Ce nte r o n L a w a nd Po lic y a ne swo o d@ c c lpo nline .o rg
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