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.
U.S. homelessness rises 18% amid affordable housing shortage
Homelessness rose 18% in the U.S. this year as the affordable housing crisis, inflation, stagnant wages and natural disasters pummeled communities across the country, federal officials said Friday.
Homelessness reaches new record high amid affordable housing crunch
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
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US homelessness hit record high in 2024
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. Family homelessness overall rose 39% from the year before,
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The rise was driven by unaffordable housing, inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration.
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