Inflation in the U.S has led to housing rental increases, and people with disabilities are profoundly affected.

美國的通貨膨脹導致全國住房租金上漲，身障者尤其受到深刻的衝擊。

According to a recent TD Ameritrade survey, disabled individuals have the hardest impacted because of their fixed incomes, and these are based upon supplemental security insurance, minimum wages, and other limited government programs.

Unfortunately, Women’s eNews reporter Trelanda Lowe indicates that disabled people have to tackle medical debts, food insecurity, and other financial hardships when they deal with housing inflation.

根據TD Ameritrade最近一項調查，身障者基於補充安全保險、最低工資和其他有限政府計畫所提供的固定收入而深受通膨影響。Women’s eNews記者Trelanda Lowe表示，不幸的是身障者在面臨住房價格高漲時，仍必須解決醫療欠款、糧食不安全和其他經濟難題。

In addition, an increasing number of low-income disabled Americans are currently living on the streets as well as their cars due to housing inflation. The risk factors cover the lack of safety, running water, inadequate sewage disposal, and ticket fines when parked in illegal areas, said by Ms. Trelanda.

此外，越來越多的美國低收入身障者因住房通膨，只能在街頭以及汽車上度日。Trelanda女士指出，這些環境涵蓋安全、自來水、汙水處理、以及在非法區域停車被開罰單等風險。

Disabled people in the U.S grow to 61 million. Since inflation has brought high costs in daily life, Ms. Trelanda appeals to the government to emphasize the problem of low-income disabled individuals to live sustainably.

美國的身障人數已增加至6,100萬。由於通貨膨脹提升日常生活支出，Trelanda女士呼籲政府重視低收入身障者的問題，使他們能夠持續地生活。

It is crucial that state governments and disability law organizations press harder to counteract the housing inflation crisis. Implementation includes Senior Affordable Rental, Supportive Housing Loan Program, rental lotteries and other housing programs, instead of affected consistently by the market fluctuation.

至關重要的是，各州政府和身障者法律組織應更加努力地抵制住房通膨危機。實施包括老年平價租屋、支持性住房貸款計畫、租賃抽籤和其他住房計畫，而非一昧地受到市場波動的影響。

Housing of disabled Americans have been impacted the hardest by inflation due to their fixed incomes (Shutterstock)

美國身障者因其固定收入，住房受到通膨的影響最為嚴重(Shutterstock)

Citation:

Housing the Disabled Amidst Today’s Inflation Crisis

https://womensenews.org/2022/03/8221032/