11.   A second proposal would increase food stamp allotments for families with high housing costs.

12.   Aaron James, a parking control officer in San Francisco, blamed housing costs.

13.   But even for regular folks, housing costs keep climbing.

14.   But housing costs can be daunting -- so daunting that organizations find themselves unable to attract the people they need.

15.   But many housing costs are fixed, such as land, taxes, utilities and interest.

16.   But the census data show that housing costs increased far faster elsewhere.

17.   But the gap between wages and housing costs is especially wide here.

18.   City officials surveyed by the mayors attributed the growth in hunger to high housing costs, unemployment, lack of income and substance abuse.

19.   Congress also cut back food stamps for families with high housing costs.

20.   Clothing, food, energy and housing costs all increased last month.