U.S. homelessness is up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The increase comes on top of a 12% increase in 2023, which HUD blamed on soaring rents and the end of pandemic assistance.
Homelessness rates jumped by double-digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing
More Americans were homeless this year compared to 2023, as families continued struggling to afford rent and other basic necessities, federal officials announced Friday. Across the U.S., more than 771,
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 asylum seekers, lack of affordable housing and natural disasters.
U.S. homelessness reached another record high in 2024
Excludes 2021 because of COVID-related disruptions to that year's count; Chart: Axios Visuals U.S. homelessness increased 18% this year, according to federal data released on Friday, with children being the age group that experienced the largest increase.
U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid affordable housing shortage
The annual federal count finds more than 770,000 people living in shelters or outside. It cites rising rents and the recent surge in migrants as key factors behind the increase.
US Homelessness Hits New Record In 2024: Report
The number of people in the United States experiencing homelessness reached a new record this year, with lingering inflation and high housing prices among likely drivers, a government report said Friday.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County
The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the ...
Syria and the ousting of Assad: Is it good or bad for the United States?
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