Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“The US homeless population increased by more than 18% in a year, driven by high housing costs, natural disasters and a spike in migration to large cities, government officials said. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) said Friday that more than 770,000 people were in shelters, temporary housing or had no shelter, according to a survey carried out one night in January 2024. The number follows a 12% increase the previous year and is the highest since the federal government began an annual count of the homeless population in 2007. The figure is likely an undercount, as it does not include people temporarily staying with family and friends. Authorities cautioned that the data is nearly a year old and that both rents and the situation at the US border have changed since the survey was carried out.” (12/28/24)