New York State Self-Sufficiency Standard

The Self-Sufficiency Standard documents the amount of money working adults in New York need to meet their families' basic needs for housing, food, transportation, child care, medical care and taxes. 

• Executive Summary

• County-by-county Self Sufficiency Standards (Excel spreadsheets with 70 family types for each county)

• Full Report in PDF

• New York Times article, "Family Needs Far Exceed the Official Poverty Line," by Nina Bernstein, September 13

• September 13, 2000 Press Release