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When basic needs become luxury expenses

My landlord raised my rent forty percent and now I spend sixty percent of my income on housing but moving would cost more than staying and I feel trapped in an impossible equation.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Housing costs that exceed sustainable proportions of income transform shelter from a basic need into a constant source of financial stress.

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