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(from 4/16 event)

Low income - me (section 8)

Mother - dementia. 2/3 of her income to rent.

We are not allowed to live together.

(from 4/16 event)

As a person under 30, I've always rented but even that is unaffordable. I'd love to buy but there...

(from 4/16 event)

When I first moved here in 2014 was not difficult. After 2018 to present very difficult.

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