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Re: Thanks to Biden U.S. homeless count reaches highest level ever; California numbers staggering
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Dec 30, 2023, 4:25:03 PM12/30/23
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On 30 Dec 2023, Culture War <patr...@protonmail.com> posted some
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> Thank a Democrat!
The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as
soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to
put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said
Friday.
About 653,000 people were experiencing homelessness during the January
snapshot. That’s the highest number since the country began using the
yearly point-in-time survey in 2007 to count the homeless population. The
total represents an increase of about 70,650 homeless people compared to
January 2022.
Homeless man found living in underground vault in downtown Los Angeles
The latest estimate also indicated that people becoming homeless for the
first time were behind much of the increase, and it ended a downward trend
in family homelessness that began in 2012.
“This data underscores the urgent need for support for proven solutions
and strategies that help people quickly exit homelessness and that prevent
homelessness in the first place,” House and Urban Development Secretary
Marcia Fudge said in a prepared statement.
In California, Los Angeles City and County had an estimated 71,320 people
experiencing homelessness, the second highest total in the nation behind
New York City (88,025). San Diego City and County had the fifth-largest
homeless count with 10,264.
Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County were also among
the top 10 largest populations.
The statewide homeless count in California was 181,399 people – by far the
largest in the nation, although year-over-year growth was substantially
lower than in New York, Florida, Colorado and Massachusetts. (See the full
report)
The U.S. had been making steady progress until recent years in reducing
the homeless population as the government focused particularly on
increasing investments to get veterans into housing. The number of
homeless people dropped from about 637,000 in 2010 to about 554,000 in
2017.
The numbers ticked up to about 580,000 in the 2020 count and held
relatively steady over the next two years as Congress responded to the
COVID-19 pandemic with emergency rental assistance, stimulus payments, aid
to states and local governments and a temporary eviction moratorium.
Cities and counties with the largest homeless populations (U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development)
Jeff Olivet, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on
Homelessness, a federal agency, said the extra assistance “held off the
rise in homelessness that we are now seeing,”
“While numerous factors drive homelessness, the most significant causes
are the shortage of affordable homes and the high cost of housing that
have left many Americans living paycheck to paycheck and one crisis away
from homelessness,” Olivet said.
Within the overall rise, homelessness among individuals rose by nearly
11%, among veterans by 7.4% and among families with children by 15.5%.
State-by-state homelessness counts (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban
Development)
People who identify as Black make up just 13% of the U.S. population but
comprised 37% of all people experiencing homelessness. And more than a
quarter of adults experiencing homelessness were over age 54.
https://ktla.com/news/california/ap-us-homelessness-up-12-to-highest-
reported-level-as-rents-soar-and-coronavirus-pandemic-aid-lapses/
news:umpq6i$1cfnh$1...@dont-email.me:
> Thank a Democrat!
The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as
soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to
put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said
Friday.
About 653,000 people were experiencing homelessness during the January
snapshot. That’s the highest number since the country began using the
yearly point-in-time survey in 2007 to count the homeless population. The
total represents an increase of about 70,650 homeless people compared to
January 2022.
Homeless man found living in underground vault in downtown Los Angeles
The latest estimate also indicated that people becoming homeless for the
first time were behind much of the increase, and it ended a downward trend
in family homelessness that began in 2012.
“This data underscores the urgent need for support for proven solutions
and strategies that help people quickly exit homelessness and that prevent
homelessness in the first place,” House and Urban Development Secretary
Marcia Fudge said in a prepared statement.
In California, Los Angeles City and County had an estimated 71,320 people
experiencing homelessness, the second highest total in the nation behind
New York City (88,025). San Diego City and County had the fifth-largest
homeless count with 10,264.
Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County were also among
the top 10 largest populations.
The statewide homeless count in California was 181,399 people – by far the
largest in the nation, although year-over-year growth was substantially
lower than in New York, Florida, Colorado and Massachusetts. (See the full
report)
The U.S. had been making steady progress until recent years in reducing
the homeless population as the government focused particularly on
increasing investments to get veterans into housing. The number of
homeless people dropped from about 637,000 in 2010 to about 554,000 in
2017.
The numbers ticked up to about 580,000 in the 2020 count and held
relatively steady over the next two years as Congress responded to the
COVID-19 pandemic with emergency rental assistance, stimulus payments, aid
to states and local governments and a temporary eviction moratorium.
Cities and counties with the largest homeless populations (U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development)
Jeff Olivet, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on
Homelessness, a federal agency, said the extra assistance “held off the
rise in homelessness that we are now seeing,”
“While numerous factors drive homelessness, the most significant causes
are the shortage of affordable homes and the high cost of housing that
have left many Americans living paycheck to paycheck and one crisis away
from homelessness,” Olivet said.
Within the overall rise, homelessness among individuals rose by nearly
11%, among veterans by 7.4% and among families with children by 15.5%.
State-by-state homelessness counts (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban
Development)
People who identify as Black make up just 13% of the U.S. population but
comprised 37% of all people experiencing homelessness. And more than a
quarter of adults experiencing homelessness were over age 54.
https://ktla.com/news/california/ap-us-homelessness-up-12-to-highest-
reported-level-as-rents-soar-and-coronavirus-pandemic-aid-lapses/
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