Co-Payment Disparities by County for a Family of Three With an Income of $38,180/year (200% of poverty)
September 14, 2012
Author: Susan C. Antos
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County |
County Multipliers |
Annual/Weekly Fee |
| In Cattaraugus, Livingston, Oswego, and Steuben counties | parents pay 10% of their income over the poverty level for a child care subsidy | this means they pay $1909 per year or $36.71 per week (5% of their income) |
| In Otsego County | parents pay 15% of their income over the poverty level for a child care subsidy | this means they pay $2863 per year, or $55.06 per week (7.5% of their income) |
| In Allegany, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Nassau, Niagara, Ontario, Putnam, Saratoga, Tompkins and Westchester counties | parents pay 20% of their income over the poverty level for a child care subsidy |
this means they pay $3818 per year, or $73.42 per week (10% of their income) |
| In Albany, Delaware, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Orleans, Rensselaer, Rockland, Schuyler, St. Lawrence, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Wayne counties | parents pay 25% of their income over the poverty level for a child care subsidy | this means they pay $4772 per year, or $91.77 per week (12.5% of their income) |
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In Chautauqua, Dutchess and Suffolk counties |
parents pay 30% of their income over the poverty level for a child care subsidy |
this means they pay $5727 per year, or $110.13 per week (15% of their income) |
| In Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Herkimer, Lewis, Monroe, Montgomery, New York City, Onondaga, Orange, Orleans, Schenectady, Schohaire, Seneca, Sullivan, Tioga, Wyoming and Yates counties | parents pay 35% of their income over the poverty level for a child care subsidy | this means they pay $6681 per year, or $128.48 per week (17.5% of their income) |
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