Associated Press
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless — a number that misses some people and does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own.
That increase comes on top of a 12% increase in 2023, which HUD blamed on soaring rents and the end of pandemic assistance. The 2023 increase also was driven by people experiencing homelessness for the first time. The numbers overall represent 23 of every 10,000 people in the U.S., with Black people being overrepresented among the homeless population.
“No American should face homelessness, and the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring every family has access to the affordable, safe, and quality housing they deserve,” HUD Agency Head Adrianne Todman said in a statement, adding that the focus should remain on “evidence-based efforts to prevent and end homelessness.”
Among the most concerning trends was a nearly 40% rise in family homelessness — one of the areas that was most affected by the arrival of migrants in big cities. Family homelessness more than doubled in 13 communities impacted by migrants including Denver, Chicago and New York City, according to HUD, while it rose less than 8% in the remaining 373 communities. Nearly 150,000 children experienced homelessness on a single night in 2024, reflecting a 33% jump from last year.
Disasters also played a part in the rise in the count, especially last year’s catastrophic Maui wildfire, the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. More than 5,200 people were staying in emergency shelters in Hawaii on the night of the count.
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Republished with permission of the Associated Press.
7 comments
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
December 28, 2024 at 4:44 pm
Good evening America,
Its a crying shame what the Democrats have done to our most vulnarable citizens regarding sky-rocketing homelessnes.
However guess what?
Donald Trump will take office in a little over 24 days. Don “THE DONALD” will get to work on the homeless issue and everything else the Democrats €FF’d up in the last embarrassing 4 years.
YES AMERICA HERE IT COMES:
You can begin to Relax Your Sphincters as the Adults are BACK IN CHARGE.
THANK YOU AMERICA,
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
Tim Washington
December 28, 2024 at 5:08 pm
Homelessness spiked and guess what, Florida drove the huge lift thanks to failed Republican policies. You’re too ignorant to realize that. This is why Trump hires foreign workers for his businesses. The average Florida resident is too stupid and too lazy to cut grass or wait tables.
THE SAGE EARL PITTS AMERICAN
December 28, 2024 at 5:43 pm
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December 28, 2024 at 5:53 pm
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Thanks again Bro Earl,
Your Bro, Rick Whittaker
THE SAGE EARL PITTS AMERICAN
December 28, 2024 at 6:25 pm
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Thanks again,
THE SAGE EARL PITTS AMERICAN
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