Hourly wage needed for decent apartment is rising everywhere

The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released its annual report, “Out of Reach.” Connecticut has the eighth-most-expensive housing wage in the country. A housing wage is the amount of money an employee must earn in order to afford a decent apartment. In Connecticut, where our minimum wage is $9.6- an hour, a person must …

How much do you need to earn per hour to afford housing?

Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition releases “Out of Reach,” their report on how much you need to earn to afford a decent, two-bedroom apartment in your area. Connecticut has the eighth highest rental market. To afford a decent two-bedroom apartment, you need to earn $24.29 an hour. That’s up from $23.02 last …

Is a living wage a pipe dream?

Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) recently told a young man to get a job, when the young man told him he already had one, but it did not pay enough to support him. Rep. Young had been asked if he’d support a bill proposed by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) that increases the federal minimum …