"Hidden within the world of homelessness has always been a subset of individuals, usually single parents, with jobs; what’s different now is the sheer extent of this phenomenon. For a widening swath of the nearly seven million American workers living below the poverty line, a combination of skyrocketing rents, stagnant wages, and a lack of tenant protections has proved all but insurmountable."
~ B. Goldstone
https://newrepublic.com/article/154618/new-american-homeless-housing-insecurity-richest-cities
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"Women’s greater reliance on benefits and tax credits has meant that austerity measures from 2010 disproportionately affected women of a working and childbearing age"
~ A. Sanders & R. Shorrocks
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/gender-austerity-and-vote-choice/
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