Defined as “the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies,” DBEDT finds a single adult with no children needs to earn $19.56 an hour in 2022.
Defined as “the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies,” DBEDT finds a single adult with no children needs to earn $19.56 an hour in 2022.
Nicole Woo
Director of Research and Economic Policy at Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network.