So my mother-in-law is homeless. She has bipolar and degenerative bone disease and is on disability. She was abandoned by her previous husband and they are divorced. She has been moving from relative to friend for the past three years, briefly had an appartment but was evicted because she can't afford rent on her own. Currently she is living with us. She has no desire to "meet a man" because she has been abused by all her ex husbands and boyfriends, so she doesn't trust herself in that area, would rather avoid it.

We live in a house owned by my dad. He charges very minimal rent for us. She's been with us 5 months and in June he wants her to pay rent, which is fine. But, he wants half her income check. I explained to him that is too much for her, and now him and my step-mother are pissed. They don't care. She doesn't want to pay half her income to live with her son, and would rather get her own place. But, how??? Rent is more than her entire check.

I looked it up and in my state it takes up to 12 months just to be approved to be put on a waiting list for assistance with housing if you are disabled. She's not even 50 years old yet.

How do single people on disability not be homeless?