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> Serious question: What specifically constitutes homelessness? Serious answer: this always depends on the context. >If I sell my house, decide to hotel/airbn
by bobkazamakis 4y ago
> Serious question: What specifically constitutes homelessness?
Serious answer: this always depends on the context.
>If I sell my house, decide to hotel/airbnb/etc for a month or two, then move into a new house, would I be considered homeless for those two months
Define home? Is a home a house? Is shelter a home?
In some cases people think of homelessness as a lack of adequate shelter, but obviously how you define homelessness matters to how it is constituted.
- silisili 4y agoGotcha. I first wondered this when seeing a similar stat in my old hometown. The reported homeless was way higher than I expected, and it similarly said the vast majority were only homeless for a few weeks. I assume it's counting people that reach out for help in some way, and not just anyone temporarily without a permanent address.