Self-Sufficiency Standard
Illinois
The Center for Women’s Welfare Self-Sufficiency Standard defines the income working families need to meet a minimum yet adequate level, taking into account family composition, ages of children, and geographic differences in costs. The Standard is an affordability and living wage economic security measure that provides an alternative to the official poverty measure.
Publications
The Self-Sufficiency Standard Methodology for Illinois 2009
September 2009 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard Work Supports for Illinois 2009
September 2009 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Illinois 2001
December 2001 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Illinois 1998
1998 | Diana Pearce & Jennifer Brooks
Partner
@WomenEmployed | womenemployed.org | Chicago, IL
Women Employed pursues equity for women in the workforce by effecting policy change, expanding access to educational opportunities, and advocating for fair and inclusive workplaces so that all women, families, and communities thrive. Read more.
@heartlandhelps | heartlandalliance.org | Chicago, IL
Heartland Alliance, through which the Social IMPACT Research Center operates, works to advance human rights and champion human dignity by providing services and promoting solutions to achieve a more just global society. Read more.
They have used the Standard in their County Well-Being Index.
How to cite
All Self-Sufficiency Standard data that has been produced by the Center for Women’s Welfare is publicly available. When using the data, please credit the Self-Sufficiency Standard at the Center for Women’s Welfare, University of Washington.
Contact cwwsss@uw.edu with any questions regarding methodology or appropriate citation.
The Standard in Use - Illinois
Labor Union Negotiations
Labor Union Negotiations The Standard has been used in California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington State
Workforce Investment Act, the Chicago Workforce Investment Board
Workforce Investment Act, the Chicago Workforce Investment Board Under its Workforce Investment Act, the Chicago Workforce Investment Board adopted the Self-Sufficiency Standard as its self-sufficiency