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After a Workers’ Comp Denial Left Her Stranded, This Oklahoma Bus Driver Spent 14 Months Fighting for Housing Help
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After a Workers’ Comp Denial Left Her Stranded, This Oklahoma Bus Driver Spent 14 Months Fighting for Housing Help

Doris Matsuda's workers' comp was denied after an on-the-job injury. Here's how the Oklahoma bus…

April 8, 2026 • Dr. Eliot Soren Vance
Her Landlord Raised Her Rent 30% at Lease Renewal — Then She Spent 8 Months Trying to Navigate Housing Assistance
Housing

Her Landlord Raised Her Rent 30% at Lease Renewal — Then She Spent 8 Months Trying to Navigate Housing Assistance

Patricia Okonkwo's rent jumped 30% in one lease renewal. Benefit Reporter follows her 8-month journey…

April 8, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
She Cosigned a Loan That Destroyed Her Savings — Then Her Rent Jumped 30% and She Was Left Scrambling at 67
Housing

She Cosigned a Loan That Destroyed Her Savings — Then Her Rent Jumped 30% and She Was Left Scrambling at 67

Nearly 19 million renter households in the United States spend more than half their income…

April 2, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
A Birmingham Barber’s Rent Jumped $400 a Month — What He Found Out About Housing Assistance Too Late
Housing

A Birmingham Barber’s Rent Jumped $400 a Month — What He Found Out About Housing Assistance Too Late

The morning I met Clint Ramos, he was sweeping up hair clippings from the floor…

April 1, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
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