By james art 
Reno, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) – Renault’s grandmother struggles with a difficult solution after a recent pay raise disqualifies her to obtain financial assistance for childcare, emphasizing a common question known as the “poverty cycle”.
Heather Paley, who has taken custody of her four grandchildren, aged 9, 7, 5 and 3, said their parents are fighting drug addicts. “It was a challenge because I am no longer young and work full -time,” Paley said.
Paley and her grandchildren live in an apartment with two bedrooms in the northern valleys, where she pays $ 1,685 for rent and utilities. Although she works full -time, she struggles to finish the edges. Previously, she received financial assistance through the children’s office, which reduced the cost of care for children up to $ 90. Without this help, she said, it will cost her $ 2,000 for the four children.
The state of the Care and Development Program of Children in Nevada determines the limitations of admissibility of income for subsidies for raising children. According to the Ministry of Health and Human Services in Nevada, the new income levels in force since October 1, 2024 allow the household to receive up to a 19% increase in income, leaving subsidies. “Admission applications are estimated at 41% state average income, and renewal applications are estimated at 49% state average income,” said DHHS spokesman asks Molly.
The recent increase in Palais “Fear. It was very fear because I could not afford $ 2200 a month,” Paley said.
Facing limited opportunities, Paley is considering rejecting the promotion to keep her help or leave her job to take care of her grandchildren, which can lead to losing her home. “So raising children is one of the most -In the largest associates in housing instability, “says Farah Downey, founder of Be Who You This, a non -profit organization that supports the struggling financially Nevadani.
Downey described Paley’s situation as a common “poverty cycle” where people work to improve their circumstances only to lose basic services and to be back in need. “We have to talk to the people of our advice. We have to talk to our commissioners. We have to talk to our assembly. We have to take this to the Senate,” Downey said.
Ironically, if Paley had not taken care of his grandchildren, they could be in state concern where the care of their child would be covered. “This is one of my fears,” Pale said, “that maybe I should give them to the state.”
The children’s cabinet provided Paley with a list of alternative children’s care opportunities, but she said the waiting lists range from months to over a year.