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Who is ALICE in Pennsylvania?
ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE earns more than the Federal Poverty Level, but does not earn enough to afford the basic expenses outlined in the ALICE Household Survival Budget for Pennsylvania (Figure 5).
Figure 5
ALICE Household Survival Budget, Pennsylvania, 2018
SINGLE ADULT
$640 $0 $277 $332 $187 $55 $178 $293 $1,962 $23,544 $11.77
TWO ADULTS, TWO IN CHILD CARE
SINGLE SENIOR
$640 $0 $236 $287 $485 $55 $200 $300 $2,203 $26,436 $13.22
MONTHLY COSTS
Housing
$894
Child Care
$1,229
Food
$839
Transportation
$789
Health Care
$716
Technology
$75
Miscellaneous
$528
Taxes
$734
MONTHLY TOTAL
$5,804
ANNUAL TOTAL
$69,648
HOURLY WAGE*
$34.82
KEY TERMS
Household Survival Budget: The bare- minimum costs of basic necessities
ALICE: Households with income above the Federal Poverty Level but below the basic cost of living
Poverty: Households earning below the Federal Poverty Level*
ALICE Threshold:
The average income needed to afford the Household Survival Budget. Households below the ALICE Threshold include both ALICE and poverty level households
*Federal Poverty Level for a Single Adult Household = $12,140. Family of Four = $25,100.
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