archive.today • More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate - WSJ
The data so far this year are up roughly 11% from 2022, a sharp jump that would represent by far the biggest recorded increase since the government started tracking comparable numbers in 2007. The next highest increase was a 2.7% jump in 2019, excluding an artificially high increase last year caused by pandemic counting interruptions.
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“The Covid-relief funds provided a buffer,” said Donald Whitehead Jr., executive director at the National Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group. “We’re seeing what happens when those resources aren’t available.”
I posted this in the megathread, but I'm interviewing for a state government job right now and I don't think I'd even be able to live on the amount they're offering. just the rent would be 60-70% of my paycheck. the cost of living right now is fucking absurd, how long can this go on? and the only solution any of these moron politicians have is that we need to criminalize homelessness even more.