Colorado: money rules on one page
The benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for Colorado, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: Colorado Department of Human Services: SNAP, checked
- Medicaid & CHIP income limitsMedicaidExpanded: adults up to 138% of povertySource: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back within30 days (see details)Source: HB 25-1249 (enrolled), amending C.R.S. §§ 38-12-102, 38-12-103, checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)21 days, ending with a rental periodSource: C.R.S. § 13-40-107 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 13), checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice10 days (pay or move out)Source: Colorado Judicial form JDF 99 A - Demand for Compliance (rev. Sept. 4, 2025), checked
- RepairsTime to repair14 days; urgent: 24 hoursSource: SB24-094 Safe Housing for Residential Tenants, signed act (Colorado General Assembly), checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase60 daysSource: C.R.S. Title 38 (2024, OLLS), checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$25–$884, up to 26 weeksSource: Colorado UI Benefits Estimator, checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices64Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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