Homelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.
Homelessness in the U.S. jumped 18.1% this year, hitting a record level, with the dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in some regions of the country, federal officials said Friday.
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"It's just one point in time. It's a picture, a photograph, as opposed to a video" Ruege said.
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Veterans were the lone group among whom homelessness declined last year, and the number of homeless veterans is down more than half since 2009. That trend has been driven by bipartisan support for services and housing that is at odds with the rancor of the broader homelessness debate.
Homelessness hit a record high in the US this year
Homelessness in the United States soared to the highest level on record, according to government data released Friday.
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