Presumably San Francisco’s problem is being an outlier in a nation that does little about its homeless epidemic. More affordable housing, a proper welfare syste

Presumably San Francisco’s problem is being an outlier in a nation that does little about its homeless epidemic. More affordable housing, a proper welfare system, and public healthcare seem to have solved this problem in almost all other western countries. The UK is trying a related experiment. We’re becoming more like the USA - closing hostels, slashing local authority budgets by ~ 60%, privatising healthcare, removing social welfare. The result - a huge rise in homelessness. Most major cities in the UK are now reminiscent of the US. Never thought I’d see it here. Talking to homeless people in London, the most common reason for being on the street seems to be welfare being withdrawn or problems getting housed.