{"id":751877,"date":"2025-10-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=751877"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T23:59:07","slug":"raising-the-minimum-wage-could-reduce-eviction-rates-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/10\/14\/raising-the-minimum-wage-could-reduce-eviction-rates-data-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the Minimum Wage Could Reduce Eviction Rates, Data Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_1Po8xtM8mAQ?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.6.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of Oklahoma households struggled to afford necessities in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedforalice.org\/introducing-ALICE\/oklahoma\">according to a new report.<\/a> The limited income of 45% of households in the state has priced many families out of their homes, contributing to the state\u2019s eviction crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sixteen percent of Oklahoma households\u2019 incomes were below the Federal Poverty Line, and 29% were considered Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed households, according to the report. ALICE households are those that earned above the poverty line, but still struggled to afford necessities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nlihc.org\/housing-needs-by-state\/oklahoma\">A shortage in affordable housing in Oklahoma<\/a>, combined with one-fourth of Oklahoma renters having met the qualifications to be <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/09\/11\/lack-of-affordable-housing-prices-out-oklahoma-renters\/\">considered extremely low-income<\/a>, has left nearly half of renters cost-burdened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing experts and economists said that raising the minimum wage would help mitigate the state\u2019s eviction rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIncreasing the minimum wage in Oklahoma would likely reduce evictions by giving low-income renters more income,\u201d said Brent Norwood, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ok.gov\/documents\/questions\/832.pdf\">State Question 832,<\/a> which goes before voters in June, would raise the state\u2019s minimum hourly wage in stages from $7.25 to $15 by 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALICE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent ALICE study found that workers living in the threshold just above the Federal Poverty Line are typically child-care providers, food service workers, cashiers and delivery drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common jobs within the ALICE threshold have a median hourly wage of less <a href=\"https:\/\/nlihc.org\/oor\/state\/ok#:~:text=Median%20Wages%20for%20State%E2%80%99s%20Most%20Common%20Occupations\">than $15 per hour<\/a>, with many at the $7.25 minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-4 is-1 is-landscape is-style-borders\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"748601\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>the latest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article 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90vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2026\/01\/05\/oklahoma-health-department-refuses-to-share-county-level-measles-data\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\">Paul Monies<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T06:01:00-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T11:05:42-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are a low-cost-of-living state, compared to the rest of the nation; however, it is important to keep in mind that we are also a high-poverty state,\u201d said Sabine Brown, senior policy analyst on housing for Oklahoma Policy Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma has the eighth-highest<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/acs\/news\/data-releases.2024.html\"> poverty rate<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRaising the minimum wage will alleviate evictions,\u201d Norwood said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To afford a two-bedroom rental at fair market value, a minimum wage worker would have to work 116 hours per week. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/reports\/minimum-wage\/2024\/\">estimated<\/a> that in 2024 about 1.7% of workers age 16 and older \u2014 approximately 17,000 people \u2014 were paid minimum wage or less. Tipped employees in Oklahoma may be paid as little as $2.13 per hour in cash wages if the addition of tips brings their hourly rate to at least $7.25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA broken car, a medical emergency, a missed shift can quickly push someone towards an eviction or even homelessness,\u201d Brown said. \u201cRaising the minimum wage can help provide more of a buffer so people aren\u2019t on the brink of eviction or homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum Wage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been 16 years since Oklahoma\u2019s last minimum wage increase, which raised the rate from $6.55 to $7.25. Since that increase, rents have risen by 60%, making rentals out of reach for low-income renters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two people working full-time on Oklahoma\u2019s minimum wage can\u2019t afford a two-bedroom rental home at fair market value without exceeding the recommended 30% of income to be spent on housing, according to Oklahoma City\u2019s 2025 Point in Time report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2022 study in the Journal of Urban Economics found that when states raised their minimum wage, renters became 10.6% less likely to default on rent, meaning the tenant is less likely to miss a rent payment with a higher minimum wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a raised minimum wage could bring about rent increases. Landlords facing a boost to the local housing demand may capture more earnings by raising rent, according to a study conducted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/econres\/notes\/feds-notes\/do-landlords-respond-to-wage-policy-estimating-the-minimum-wage-effect-on-apartment-rent-prices-20250214.html#:~:text=Minimum%20wage%20policies%20in%20the,%2C%20for%20a%20recent%20summary).\"> by the Federal Reserve.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRent inflation really depends on the housing supply, so that means how easily landlords can raise rents,\u201d Norwood said. \u201cPeople bring up rent inflation a lot, but rental prices are going to increase no matter if we change the minimum wage or we don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norwood said if there were more public spending on affordable housing, it would affect landlords\u2019 ability to raise rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nlihc.org\/housing-needs-by-state\/oklahoma\">National Low-Income Housing Coalition<\/a> found that Oklahoma had just 38 affordable homes available per 100 extremely low-income renters in the state, fewer than last year\u2019s 42. That\u2019s slightly better than the national average of 35 affordable and available housing units per 100 renters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think raising the minimum wage is going to fix everything, but it is a necessary step to make sure that people can afford something as basic as housing,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wage increases should be included in a broader strategy, Norwood said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s that supply, that stock of affordable housing that we need,\u201d Norwood said. \u201cSupport systems like rental assistance, legal aid, counseling and policies like rent control, eviction timelines, tenant protections, they often need to accompany these wage increases to be really effective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748603\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:219px;height:219px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Jake Ramsey covers evictions, housing and homelessness. Contact him at (405) 370-3798 or jramsey@oklahomawatch.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-1 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"748601\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE FROM JAKE RAMSEY <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753973\" class=\"tag-beheard-movement tag-broken-arrow-public-schools tag-city-lights-foundation tag-homelessness tag-housing tag-iron-gate tag-oklahoma-news tag-reese-hundley tag-tulsa-housing-solutions tag-vanguard-academy category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High school students at Vanguard Academy in Broken Arrow spent a semester researching homelessness and working with community partners across Tulsa. Their projects included a food drive, coat drive and an educational video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T06:01:00-06:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T09:01:14-06:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753855\" class=\"tag-affordable-housing tag-cash-flowing-investments tag-displacement tag-evictions tag-fair-view-mobile-homes tag-housing-conditions tag-housing-crisis tag-housing-inequality tag-landlord-tenant-disputes tag-legal-aid tag-mobile-homes tag-oklahoma tag-oklahoma-news tag-predatory-lending tag-real-estate-investors tag-rent-increases tag-rent-to-own tag-slumlords tag-tenant-rights tag-trailer-parks tag-tulsa category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tenants who live in Jordan Lee\u2019s Tulsa-area trailer parks have a less-than-luxurious existence. They\u2019re struggling with toilets that won\u2019t flush, lights that won\u2019t turn on, rain that falls through ceilings, and, now, higher rents. Lee, who seeks investors, recently added three Green Country properties to his multi-state portfolio. He\u2019s hiking up rates via illegal contracts\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-16T06:00:00-06:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T06:57:49-06:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753448\" class=\"tag-evictions tag-government-shutdown tag-kori-petty tag-oklahoma-policy-institute tag-sabine-brown category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SNAP Cuts Contributed to Evictions Across Oklahoma\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SNAP Cuts Contributed to Evictions Across Oklahoma<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the government shutdown, when SNAP benefits were cut, many tenants found themselves forced to choose between paying rent and buying food. 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