Can a person own a home and is considered to be living in poverty?
My sister has been the primary caregiver for my parents, aged 73. She is now very sick and unable to care for them, are both in disability retirement. She is co-owner of the house. Can you get Medi-Cal and SSI? In currently using their savings to pay medical insurance and bills.
Unfortunately, yes. As a matter of fact, there was a segment on Oprah yesterday about this very thing. There is a whole community of people who inherited the land and the homes of their ancestors, but still live below the poverty level. The community can not afford the cost of renewing its sewer system that many residents have no running water. I am sure that Chicago is not the only place like this in the United States. It is a sad situation.
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