# S4 Ep. 21 Persons with disabilities must decide: Food or Shelter? | PWD Allies LIVE!

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Podcast: [PWD Allies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011)
Published: 2026-03-16T19:18:23+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neil-matheson/episodes/S4-Ep--21-Persons-with-disabilities-must-decide-Food-or-Shelter---PWD-Allies-LIVE-e3ghm31
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## Resource

Every single month, persons with disabilities on income assistance face an impossible choice: food or shelter? What is the higher priority? Because living in legislated poverty means you can't have both. On this episode of PWD Allies podcast, host Brent Frain breaks down the truth with his own real lived experience. PWD Allies podcast airs every week on YouTube, hosted by Brent Frain. This episode livestreamed via YouTube on March 16, 2026.

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