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.”

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[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The biggest driver remains high housing costs, which are now taking a heavier toll following the wind down of pandemic-era relief spending and policies such as eviction moratoriums, according to advocates for the homeless.

As usual, it's the landlord problem at the heart of homelessness.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Say the line, /u/wombat!

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Damn who would have thought that Adam Smith was correct?