Joking aside, quite a sad state of affairs given how inflation is hitting those that are the back-bone of everything great in UAE - the low-waged workers. Let's hope this is an eye-opener and we see more affordable housing for all parts of society.
Soaring rents forcing people to live in cars
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Soaring rents and living costs in Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al-Khaimah are forcing residents to live in their cars, highlighting the lack of affordable housing for the hundreds of thousands of low-income workers living in the UAE.
Previously some of the only places those on low-incomes in the UAE could afford to live, the rents in Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al-Khaimah have shot up in the last year as more affluent people move out of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in search cheaper accommodation.
Now there are several areas in places like Sharjah where early in the morning people can be seen sleeping in their cars, UAE daily The National reported on Sunday.
The practice has become so common they even have a name for those that do, “car people”, according to the newspaper.
“At first I thought I would find another house. I looked for one for about a week and all the deposits, real-estate commission and rent itself was too much for me and my colleagues," one Pakistani man told the newspaper.
“After staying in the car for a week I thought it was normal and I am pushing on with it.”
The practice is actually illegal under UAE law and authorities in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi have said they will take action against anyone found using their car as a home.