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Across the United States, housing affordability has reached crisis levels, with a recent study revealing that a record 50% of American renters are struggling with unaffo...

Did you know that you can get a a new cell phone and very low rate plan if you already qualify for one of these: - Food Stamps or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) - Medicaid - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Fede...

Section 8 is a government-funded program that allows eligible low-income families, elderly people, and the disabled access to affordable housing. It helps people mai...

Rent prices can be really high sometimes, eating up a big part of what people earn, especially in places like Oakland and New York City where more than 70% of what households make goes straight to rent.  It often feels lik...

The Los Angeles Housing Authority has announced that it's not taking any new applications for the Section 8 housing voucher program for the time being.  This pause is also affecting 3,300 families who ha...

Even before the pandemic, many people struggled to pay necessary bills, such as housing rental or mortgage costs, utilities and automobile insurance. Their incomes weren't high enough to keep up with in...

San Diego landlords are under scrutiny for violating the city's rent control ordinance by illegally raising rents on tenants. The Tenant Protection Act caps rent increases at 10% annually, but some ...

In a recent study conducted by Forbes Advisor, the best cities for renters in the United States were identified based on several key metrics. This analysis considered factors such as: average re...

In Rockford, Illinois, the local government, including the City of Rockford and Rockford Township, decided to offer more money to help people who must leave their homes because of severe d...