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Report: Housing Subsidies for Disabled Inadequate

A new study finds that for nearly 4 million poor people with severe disabilities, a key U.S. government subsidy has not kept pace with rising rents -- forcing many into sub-standard housing. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

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Joseph Shapiro is a NPR News Investigations correspondent.