More Than One-Third Of Wisconsin Households Can't Afford Basic Necessities, Report Says

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More Than One-Third Of Wisconsin Households Can't Afford Basic Necessities, Report Says
Report: It Takes About $60K A Year To Cover Basic Needs Like Housing, Transportation, Health Care
By Mary Kate McCoy



Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 7:00am

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More than one-third of Wisconsin households can’t afford the basic necessities, according to a new report from the United Way of Wisconsin.

The household survival budget includes housing, food, transportation, health insurance, for families that have children, child care, and new this year — the cost of a cell phone.

Statewide it takes about $60,000 to get by on those basic necessities for a family of four, according to the report, which also breaks cost of living down county by county. And that budget is very conservative, said Charlene Mouille, executive director of United Way of Wisconsin.

"What's interesting too about the survival budget is this really is basic need," said Martha Cranley, director of community impact for United Way of Dane County.