These poverty fact sheets provide data for Illinois House District 68 on poverty, extreme poverty, homelessness, health care, affordable housing, retirement savings, and more

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Extreme Poverty in Illinois House District 68According to federal guidelines, families are considered to be living in poverty when their yearly income falls below the Federal Poverty Threshold. In Illinois, 1.85 million residents are living in poverty. At least 820,000 are living in extreme poverty.2012 Federal Annual Income Poverty ThresholdsExtreme poverty affects thousands of individuals in Illinois House District 68In Illinois House District 68, 9,931 people are living in poverty.4,594 of these individualsare living in extreme poverty.1Across the state, 502,778 Illinoisans are employed yet still live in poverty.3,132 of these workers live in Illinois House District 68.2In Illinois House District 68, 8,131 adults age 18-64 rely on Medicaid, which no longer provides them with critical dental services.3In Illinois House District 68, 2,404 people lack affordable housing, meaning they pay more than 50% of their income toward housing.4For more information contact:Kim Drew • Policy Associate Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights33 W. Grand, Suite 500 • Chicago, Il 60654312.870.4948 • kdrew@heartlandalliance.orgwww.heartlandalliance.org1, 2, 3, 4. Social IMPACT Research Center’s Analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.5. National Alliance to End Homelessness (2013). The state of homelessness in America 2013. Washington, DC: Author.6. Cowen, Spencer, 2012. Coming Up Short: The Scope of Retirement Insecurity Among Illinois Workers, Woodstock Institute.In Illinois House District 68, 22,234 private sector workers do not have access to an employment based retirement savings program.6Poverty deprives your constituents of their dignity and undermines their basic human rights. Together we can work to end poverty in Illinois.FamilySizeExtreme Poverty(0%-49% FPL)Poverty(0%-99% FPL)Low-Income(100%-199% FPL)$5,860$7,469$9,142$11,746$11,720$14,937$18,284$23,492$23,440$29,874$36,568$46,984In Illinois, approximately 14,144 Illinoisans were homeless at least one night in 2012, including 1,905 families.5

Poverty Fact Sheets for Illinois House District 68

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Poverty Fact Sheets for Illinois House District 68

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