# The Forgotten Middle

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Podcast: [Century Lives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/century-lives-4614503)
Published: 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7217722811.mp3?updated=1768439975
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## Resource

The forgotten middle—seniors with too much money to qualify for the government-subsidized housing offered to low-income folks, and too little to afford market-rate housing accessible to the wealthy—is a growing population. In this episode, we travel to Minnesota to explore housing solutions for the forgotten middle. Can we make housing affordable to this group of older adults—or will they have to figure out creative solutions for themselves?

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