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Citation needed for "$40k per homeless person per year". I used to work directly with homeless people and that doesn't sound even remotely true. And even if you
by beatpanda 11y ago
Citation needed for "$40k per homeless person per year". I used to work directly with homeless people and that doesn't sound even remotely true. And even if you have the top line figure correct I suspect there's some missing context.
- scurvy 11y ago$189M in the city's budget goes directly to homeless services. That's roughly $25k per homeless person in direct spending. The city estimates it spends another $20k per homeless person in indirect city services (health, police, fire). The "frequent fliers" cost the city more than $100k per year. In many ways, $40k per person is a low-end figure.
- masonicb00m 11y agoMayor just committed to $250MM/yr (http://www.sfmayor.org/index.aspx?recordid=1017&page=846 http://www.sfmayor.org/index.aspx?recordid=1017&page=846)
- vskarine 11y agohttp://www.businessinsider.com/greg-gopman-solving-homelessness-in-san-francisco-2015-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/greg-gopman-solving-homelessn... "It costs the city $61,000 per year between ER’s, jail, and support services per homeless person living on the streets."