WASHINGTON An advocacy group for low-income workers says that most minimum-wage earners cannot afford even a small apartment.
According to an annual report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the typical worker needs to make more than 15 dollars an hour to afford the average rent and utilities on a two-bedroom apartment. More than a quarter of the population makes less than ten dollars an hour.The low income advocacy group report cites government numbers showing that hourly wage increases over the past year have failed to keep up with increases in rent and utilities.The highest amount was in the District of Columbia, where workers must make 22-dollar-83 cents an hour for a small apartment. California is the highest state. Virginia is number 13 among the states. Workers here must earn 16-Oh-5 an hour to rent a small apartment.
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