High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless

Margaret Davis (left) and Delisa Williams (right) became acquainted when they moved into the Salvation Army Center of Hope shelter, just outside Charlotte, N.C. Both women receive federal benefits, but the monthly amounts aren

Supplemental Security Income, a federal program meant to be a financial floor for people unable to work, hasn’t kept pace with inflation. Many recipients are homeless, unable to save for an apartment.

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