The real cost of living in 2005: The self-sufficiency standard for New Jersey

Author(s): Pearce, Diana;
Date Issued: 2005
Publisher(s): Legal Services of New Jersey. Poverty Research Institute
Description: An account of the origin, calculation, and implementation of the New Jersey Self-Sufficiency Standard, a measure of the income needed for families to adequately meet their basic needs without public or private assistance, with an analysis of the ways that public work supports, public policies, child support, and other available resources can help families move toward self sufficiency
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Funder(s): Fund for New Jersey (Foundation)
Source: Edison: Legal Services of New Jersey, Poverty Research Institute. Retrieved March 1, 2006, from http://www.lsnj.org/PDFs/PovertyResearchInstitute/RealCostofLiving2005.pdf
Topics: Parents & Families > Child Care & Early Education Expenses

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status

Policies > Economic & Social Policies
Country: United States
States: NEW JERSEY
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