The poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty

Mathew Davis, a resident of a homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, is unable to afford basic housing despite earning a small income from donating blood plasma. Even a $450-a-month tiny home lacking running water and featuring a communal bathroom remains financially out of reach for him.

Simultaneously, low-income housing units across the United States are sitting empty while the poorest citizens continue to struggle to find places to live, according to reports originating from Portland, Oregon.