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> even given homeless might not be "living on street", that is a horrific statistic It would be a horrific statistic, if it were even remotely close to being a
by adventured 5y ago
> even given homeless might not be "living on street", that is a horrific statistic
It would be a horrific statistic, if it were even remotely close to being accurate.
The US had 580,000 total homeless in 2020. [1] That's up from the recent lows before the pandemic when it was ~50,000 lower (and it's dramatically lower than prior to the start of the federal Housing First program).
If the NSBA is claiming 1.4 million, they're knowingly lying and it's despicable.
The US national homelessness rate is comparable to France and Canada.
https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-2021/ https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homeless...
- micromacrofoot 5y ago“Homeless” is defined in different ways for different purposes, it’s not deception. There’s homeless as in “in a shelter or on the street” and there’s homeless as in “lives temporarily with friends or family”… lots of ways to slice it
- simfree 5y agoHave you seen the homelessness problem in Vancouver, BC? Its terrible, as is the housing affordablility problems.