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Rates of homelessness: US: 633782 / 314000000 => 202 homeless per 100,000 Finland: 7877 / 5363000 => 147 homeless per 100,000 Based off of numbers from (YMMV

by flubert 10y ago

Rates of homelessness: US: 633782 / 314000000 => 202 homeless per 100,000 Finland: 7877 / 5363000 => 147 homeless per 100,000 Based off of numbers from (YMMV, maybe someone can check my math): http://www.housingfirst.fi/en/housing_first/homelessness_in_finland http://www.housingfirst.fi/en/housing_first/homelessness_in_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_Sta... https://www.google.com/#q=population+of+finland+in+2010 https://www.google.com/#q=population+of+finland+in+2010 https://www.google.com/#q=population+of+usa+in+2012 https://www.google.com/#q=population+of+usa+in+2012

lastyearman 10y ago
In Finland some people choose to be homeless - in summer. When winter comes they no longer choose to be homeless or they will freeze to death. So anyone who wants an apartment will get one.
SixSigma 10y ago
In the welfare state homelessness is not really a reflection of poverty. It is more a proxy for mental health or drug addiction. If you can do a reasonable impression of someone interested in looking for a job then you will get your rent paid directly to a landlord and about $100 per week put into a bank account.