Afghan refugees need affordable rental housing
Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/4/2021 5:18:10 PM
Thousands of Afghan refugees evacuated in the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan are bracing for new challenges in America, countless adjustments to a new life in a new place and ongoing fear and grief for those left behind. For refugees arriving in Seattle, add to that the sky-high cost of housing. (Snip) Few apartments offer enough space for newly arriving families, and only a limited number of landlords are willing to rent to tenants without rental histories or social security numbers, aid groups say. In the new effort to resettle Afghans, “housing is going to be the predominant issue,” said
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Many of these refugees will soon resent the fact they are living on hand outs and in cramped, temporary housing. The cost of everything - food, clothing, utilities, transportation, etc... will doom them to poverty.