In US Swing State Pennsylvania, Inflation Means 'Rent Or Eating'

Pennsylvania's state capital Harrisburg has suffered from a housing shortage and high rents, as is the case across much of the United States (Credit: AFP)

In Pennsylvania, the biggest swing state prize in the US presidential election, renters -- whether still working or retired -- are struggling. But whether they choose Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, immediate relief is not a given.

In Dauphin county, home to the state capital Harrisburg, skyrocketing inflation, soaring rents and spiralling real estate prices have made it difficult to balance the budget every month.