Debbie Sholley always imagined she would be living comfortably by the time she reached her golden years. <\/p>\n
Instead, the 62-year-old former social worker worries she will soon be living on the streets of this growing city, after her landlord raised the rent more than she can afford.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think about what it would be like, and it\u2019s scary. Where am I going to go?\u201d said Ms. Sholley, whose ailing husband died of Covid-19 in 2020 and who suffers from various lung ailments that keep her from working anymore. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d be in this position.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms. Sholley is one of a rising number of older people around the country who are on the verge of homelessness or now living on the streets after falling on hard times. Homeless shelters and aging-service groups in numerous cities say they are seeing more elderly people in desperate need of housing than in years past. A confluence of factors are driving the increase, they say, including soaring rents, a nationwide shortage of affordable housing and the winding down of pandemic-related aid programs such as the federal eviction moratorium. <\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aging-services groups in numerous cities say they are seeing more elderly people in desperate need of housing than in years past https:\/\/t.co\/bQACAOYH5y<\/a><\/p>\n — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n