COLUMBIA, S.C. — New reports claim workers earning minimum wage can’t afford a two-bedroom apartment.
The data comes from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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According to the Herald, the fair market rent is a little more than $1,300.
To afford that, renters would need to earn at least $26 an hour.
That number, however, is four times South Carolina’s minimum wage.