Long story short, my mom (58 years old) lives in a trailer park in NJ where the rent is $800/month. She makes $780 from federal disability (SSI) and an additional $100 from SNAP. She lives with a guy who helped pay the rent but they're splitting up, and the rent is going up to $1000/month for a trailer. It's time for her to leave the state I think.
- she has no friends and no close family aside from myself. 2 pets
- I'm early/mid-20s, live abroad and make $81k/year U.S. -- I just paid off all my debt but have no savings beyond $1k. I can be of some financial assistance in terms of rent
She's expressed interest in Tennessee because of the natural beauty, low CoL and she likes the seasons, especially snow. Really no preferences aside from that and access to a decent library nearby. At the end of the day she can move to any state, I can always fly back to the U.S. for a bit to help get her set up as well. I'm hoping I can just find some 1 bedroom situation for <= $600/month, she'd keep her federal income, and I can throw in $2-300 every month to keep it manageable.
Bit overwhelmed with the situation here -- where should I be looking into? Also, are there any states which would be good in terms of supplemental assistance/safety nets?
Thanks in advance for any info or advice!
Submitted June 28, 2018 at 01:59PM by SorryIfIDissedYou https://ift.tt/2lDXNLM
