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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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[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

wow I wonder what happened in 2021. maybe the evictions moratoriam was a good idea??

[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When it happened, the neoliberals were celebrating the end of the moratorium, and reveling at the prospect of people being evicted and ending up on the streets. I guess those demon fucks got what they wanted.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

They always get what they wanted. kitsuragi-depress

[–] uralsolo@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Not just that, but unemployment protections were extended, everyone got those cash injections, and idk how widespread this was but in my city they paid hotels to put up a ton of homeless people to get them off the streets.