More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike
Article focuses on Montana, but this has become a problem everywhere.
Disgraceful in a country like ours.
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Hilton has Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other health issues that have left him disabled and unable to work for years. He's covered by Medicare but his only income is federal disability benefits. Because of a shoulder injury and fibromyalgia, 64-year-old Beaty — Hilton's partner of seven years — also relies on disability benefits. Combined, their income is roughly $1,500 a month.
That's no longer enough, though. Investors bought their house this year and raised the rent from $1,000 (including utilities), to $1,800 (not including utilities). That unaffordable increase has left them with no choice but to leave, they say.
"They're not evicting me — on a fixed income, I can't do it," Beaty said as she sorted through her belongings.
They had nowhere else to go. And they were not just losing their home: The stress of the ordeal caused them to end their relationship. Beaty planned to move into her daughter's one-bedroom apartment.
Despite his poor health and fragile bones — for which he must wear braces on both legs to prevent further fractures — Hilton planned to live out of his truck while waiting for an opening at one of the few assisted living facilities in Flathead County, which is mostly rural. The wait could last days, or months.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/10/1135125625/homelessness-elderly-housing-inflation
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For years. 
