US homelessness rose by record 18% in latest annual data
The rise was driven by unaffordable housing, inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration.
U.S. homelessness surged 18 percent to record level, annual report says
The report attributed the historically high number to several factors, including a multi-year surge in home prices and a ...
HUD: Homelessness soared 18% to 770K in single-night count taken in January
The number of homeless people counted across the country on a single night in January 2024 soared by 18% over a year-earlier ...
U.S. homelessness up 18% since 2023; Oregon alone in not counting most unsheltered people this year, feds report
Oregon was the lone state in which officials opted not to conduct a new count of people living unsheltered in nearly all its ...
US homelessness up double digits, rising numbers of asylum seekers, affordability crisis among causes
A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows homelessness rose 18% in 2024, with causes including ...
LA sees drop in unsheltered homelessness amid 18% increase nationwide
The LA area experienced a 5% drop, the first in seven years, according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Homelessness in the US reaches record high as housing costs bite
The 2023 increase also was driven by people experiencing homelessness for the first time. The numbers overall represent 23 ...
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American homelessness jumped by double digits nationwide in 2024, 6 percent in California
In 2022, the population of people experiencing homelessness was around 580,000. "The numbers are just mind-boggling to me," ...
Migrants and End of Covid Restrictions Fuel Jump in Homelessness
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. topped 770,000, an increase of more than 18 percent over last year ...