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Annual

Group Size	100%	115%	138%	150%	185%	200%	300%
One	$11,490	$13,214	$15,856	$17,235	$21,257	$22,980	$34,470
Two	15,510	17,837	21,404	23,265	28,694	31,020	46,530
Three	19,530	22,460	26,951	29,295	36,131	39,060	58,590
Four	23,550	27,083	32,499	35,325	43,568	47,100	70,650
Five	27,570	31,706	38,047	41,355	51,005	55,140	82,710
Six	31,590	36,329	43,594	47,385	58,442	63,180	94,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For each additional person, add $4,020/yr. ($335/mo. or $1.93/hr) for families at 100% of poverty.

 

Monthly

Group Size	100%	115%	138%	150%	185%	200%	300%
One	$958	$1,101	$1,321	$1,436	$1,771	$1,915	$2,873
Two	1,293	1,486	1,784	1,939	2,391	2,585	3,878
Three	1,628	1,872	2,246	2,441	3,011	3,255	4,883
Four	1,963	2,257	2,708	2,944	3,631	3,925	5,888
Five	2,298	2,642	3,171	3,446	4,250	4,595	6,893
Six	2,633	3,027	3,633	3,949	4,870	5,265	7,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hourly*

Group Size	100%	115%	138%	150%	185%	200%	300%
One	$5.52	$6.35	$7.62	$8.29	$10.22	$11.05	$16.57
Two	7.46	8.58	10.29	11.19	13.79	14.91	22.37
Three	9.39	10.80	12.96	14.08	17.37	18.78	28.17
Four	11.32	13.02	15.62	16.98	20.95	22.64	33.97
Five	13.25	15.24	18.29	19.88	24.52	26.51	39.76
Six	15.19	17.47	20.96	22.78	28.10	30.38	45.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 * Assumes 2080 hours per year.

 

Significance of Various Poverty Levels

• 100% is the point where small co-pays begin to apply to children in BadgerCare Plus.
• 115% is the maximum income level for participation in W-2.
• 138% is the income ceiling for the Medicaid provision in the health care reform law that provides full federal funding for newly eligible adults.
• 185% is the top income for the WIC supplemental nutrition program and for getting into the child care subsidy program.
• 200% is the top income for parents in BadgerCare Plus (BC+), as well as for child care eligibility for families qualifying initially at or below 185%, and it’s where premiums begin for kids in BC+.
• 300% is the maximum income level for family planning services and for pregnant women in BadgerCare Plus, and the point at which premiums for kids in BadgerCare Plus are based on the full cost of coverage.