DC Basic Economic Security Tables (DC BEST)

• The Basic Economic Security Tables for the Washington, DC Metro Area
• The Basic Economic Security Tables for the Washington, DC Metro Area Policy Brief Executive Summary
• DC Metro Area BEST Index Cross Jurisdiction Comparison by Family Type (Excel Spreadsheet)
• DC Metro Area BEST Index Cross Jurisdiction Comparison by Family Type (PDF)
• DC Metro Area BEST Index Complete Tables
• The Basic Economic Security Tables for the Washington, DC Metro Area Workforce Development Brief
• The Basic Economic Security Tables for the Washington, DC Metro Area Public Assistance Policy Brief
• The Basic Economic Security Tables for the Washington, DC Metro Area Assets Policy Brief

• The Basic Economic Security Tables: DC Metro Area Methodology and Supplemental Data

DC Self-Sufficiency Standard

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington, DC 2005

DC Metro Area Self-Sufficiency Calculator

DC Media

• 10-12-10, DC a Bargain for Singles, PG for Families, Greater Greater Washington Blog

• 10-11-10, Fairfax County Economic Security $108,000, WJLA-TV (ABC)

• 10-11-10, Study Finds Economic Security Requires Six-Digit Salary in Fairfax County, ABC Washington

• 10-11-10, Double Downer, Huffington Post's HUFF POST Roundup

• 10-11-10, What do you Need to Get by in DC?, DCist

• 10-11-10, Local Families Need to Make Six Figures to Feel Secure, WTOP

• 10-11-10, Financial Security's Cost Keeps Rising, Group's Study Says, Washington Post

• 10-11-10, Comparing Cost of Living in the Region, Washington Post

• 10-10-10, Price Tag for 'Basic Economic Security' Rising Report Says, Washington Post

• 8-31-08, A Clear-Eyed Look at Regional Poverty, The Washington Post

• 9-14-05, In DC Area, Even Subsistence Proves Pricey, The Washington Post
• 3-23-05, Georgetown Rally Presses Pay Issue; Students Join With Labor Officials, The Washington Post
• 11-13-02, State Urged to Widen Economic Safety Net, The Washington Post
• 7-5-01, They Don’t Help Them Find Work, El Pregonero (translated from Spanish)
• 6-27-01, Career Centers in DC Faulted in New Report, The Washington Post
• 6-27-01, DC Job Centers Criticized, WAMU News
• 3-19-01, Job Seekers Says D.C. Program Lacks Coordination, The Washington Times
• 11-23-00, A Giving Season That Never Ends, The Washington Post
• 11-17-00, Study: Family Needs $50,000 for Basics, The Washington Post
• 11-17-00, Swimming Upstream to Make Ends Meet, The Montgomery Journal Online