Seniors are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population

This why you shouldn’t judge everyone in the homeless encampment that you see. People like this lady is in there. The media will show you the addicts, but they won’t show you the elderly, college and high school students, or working adults that don’t make enough money to rent an apartment. I don’t live in Florida, but I understand the struggle.

That’s a disgrace in this country to be doing this to the elderly. Absolutely sickening.

What a sweet woman. I hope she is well taken care of and gets her own place soon!

America is a scary a$$ place to get old in

My mawmaw lives with me. She worked for 65 years and can’t afford to live alone because it is to expensive. I feel so bad for the elderly.

Also affecting the younger generations, we just don’t see it as much because they are living at their parent’s homes.

The chance of being homeless is high in America. Most of us live paycheck to paycheck. Our health decrease overtime. If your paycheck can’t keep up with inflation or you are very sick and fall behind your bills, being homeless is inevitable

Imagine moving to the States for the American Dream and ending homeless in the end

Shame Shame Shame on Every State municipality that is grossly fleecing the Elderly, Veterans, Retirees and Homeowners with egregious property tax bills and high rents! Where are the State representatives to put a stop to this madness??!! People ARE losing their homes/apartments. 73% of homeowners are over 55. A good percentage of those over 65 have paid off their homes. However, of recent years, many of these are losing their only homes due to overvaluation of their homes, along with other increases thus very high Property tax jump. These are people who are middle class and close to middle class. Majority are only on Social Security and Pension, and do not qualify for Property Tax Relief or Benefits. 1) Property Taxes, HOA Fees, Condo Fees, Overpriced homes, are making hard working taxpayers lose their only property (Home, Condo). How can it be legal to suddenly raise Rent, Condo fees and HOA fees by 40+%. 2) How can these crooked tax assessors be allowed to overvalue someone's only home by hundreds of thousands of dollars, when they are not investors and those homes are their only child hood homes. Many areas are becoming like Detroit and Mississippi - desolate and empty as the working voting taxpayer is continuously fleeced. The vile municipality tax assessors are getting multi-year promotions using Tax Payer dollars because these tax assessors ARE Overvaluing people's properties to bring in money to the municipalities. They don't care that people end up homeless (many veterans and elderly affected) or their home comes into foreclosure because they had to borrow against equity and credit cards to try and pay their property taxes or HOA or Condo fees. Where are ALL the State representatives to put a stop to this madness? Suppose these were your parents or grandparents?

it is true. I am 64 years young now it took me four years, to get into senior housing, I’m disabled, I am blind, I also have multiple brain aneurysms. I can live on my own, but I can’t afford it I make $1000 a month only. I have no other income than that. it’s pretty sad that the seniors are left behind when they’re the ones that keep the country going in the first place.

Disabled folks too. The two fastest growing communities are the elderly and/or disabled on fixed incomes. Thank you for covering this.

We are suffering with these prices

I bought a tiny lot and moved a tiny office on to it. Tnen set it up for off grid. 22 years rent free in Hawaii.

The sickening part of this is the politicians who turn a blind eye on the elderly, no matter what political side you on, a dam shame, in the united states of greed!!! People losing homes after they already payed there dues making it to senior life, worked all those years, and this what they get in return, protect our seniors from homelessness

The housing prices is affecting the disabled and elderly so terribly. I know some who is 30, has SSI disability, works a part time job, is in a wheelchair with cerebral palsy and could find no housing. There is no longer a preference for disabled or elderly with affordable housing. People threw away affirmative action without considering all the consequences.

Sad we live under such cruel circumstances of people who are heartless!

I dont understand how government can sit empty, like schools, while people are homeless???

People need to start helping each other because the government will not...and has not been doing that

We treat cats and dogs better than we do with our seniors. What a famn shame!

Retirees use to get pensions from their former employers. People reaching retirement age now didn't make the cut off where it was common for employers to offer pensions. There is no mystery here.