Wisconsin`s Minimum Wage Workers Locked Out Of Affordable Housing


Wisconsin`s Minimum Wage Workers Locked Out Of Affordable Housing


2-Bedroom Apartments Out Of Reach For Those Earning Minimum Wage In Wisconsin

Wisconsin is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis, so much so that someone earning the minimum wage can`t afford a basic two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the state.

Wisconsin`s minimum wage is $7.25, whereas the housing wage — the cost for comfortably affording a home — is $16.77 an hour, on average, for a two-bedroom apartment. That number increases to $17.65 in Milwaukee County and $21.02 in Dane County.

"They might have a job, they might have a decent job ... and they can`t afford to live in the community where they work," said Kathy Kamp, executive director of the nonprofit Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development...


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Ken Notes: $21.02 in Dane county, we must fix this or we will see our restaurants, retail, and service businesses fail in the region. We need smaller more creative spaces with shared amenities, better transit from the burbs, and new zoning to allow higher density developments...

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