These companies are more interested in their financial gains than they are on the ability or inability of any individual to pay for the high prices.
Government mandating price control would simply result in a reduction of jobs - companies will lay off people, overwork those they have because they know they need the job, and do this in order to keep their financial gain at a certain level. They will file for bankruptcy close stores.
Is there a good and fair solution, no it isn't - simply because of the greed of people.
The government may actually be trying to help by not controlling prices because the outcome may be worse.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-controls.asp
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/2022/mar/why-price-controls-should-stay-history-books
Rent control seems to be under the states.
President Biden has been pushing for federal law but you know Congress isn't going to pass it - Republican control..
https://www.cato.org/commentary/joe-bidens-rent-control-plan
https://belonghome.com/blog/rent-control-laws-for-landlords
