Housing and healthcare are both mentioned and covered.
> sharing a room with someone
> medicaid
in the top 10 CoL metros one can share a room with another person for about $600 a month.
I note that on your links the poverty wage is pretty close to the minimum wage. I'd contend that since contraceptives are widely available, including abortion in many places (or charities helping people get them in other states), we should expect the bottom quintile to not be adding to their expenses.
> sharing a room with someone
> medicaid
in the top 10 CoL metros one can share a room with another person for about $600 a month.
I note that on your links the poverty wage is pretty close to the minimum wage. I'd contend that since contraceptives are widely available, including abortion in many places (or charities helping people get them in other states), we should expect the bottom quintile to not be adding to their expenses.