This is fucked up and Zero reason for it in this country.

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Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing​

Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing

More Americans were homeless this year compared with 2023 as families continued struggling to afford rent and other basic necessities, federal officials announced Friday.

Across the U.S., more than 771,800 people lived without housing in 2024, according to a count taken annually on a single night in January. The number for January 2024 is 18.1% higher than in 2023, when officials counted about 650,000 people living in homeless shelters or in parks and on streets. In 2022, the population of people experiencing homelessness was about 580,000.

"The numbers are just mind-boggling to me," Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, told USA TODAY.

Many cities have struggled to build more affordable housing in recent years, while some communities have pushed for harsher laws banning tents and sleeping in public spaces. More local leaders across the U.S. need to invest in strategies to keep people in their homes when money is tight, experts told USA TODAY, otherwise the unhoused population will continue to grow.

"The underlying conditions driving homelessness are not going the right direction," National Housing Law Project Executive Director Shamus Roller told USA TODAY. "Housing affordability is worse; it's affecting more people across the country, and so you can't be surprised that people are essentially falling off the back of the wagon."

Senior administration officials told reporters Friday that the increase can be blamed on a combination of housing costs, an influx of migrants in shelters, and natural disasters such as the Maui wildfires that left people in emergency shelters.

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If only the leftists who pretend to care about issues like this would house these homeless people ... at their own expense.
 
Sailor said:

Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing​

Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing

More Americans were homeless this year compared with 2023 as families continued struggling to afford rent and other basic necessities, federal officials announced Friday.

Across the U.S., more than 771,800 people lived without housing in 2024, according to a count taken annually on a single night in January. The number for January 2024 is 18.1% higher than in 2023, when officials counted about 650,000 people living in homeless shelters or in parks and on streets. In 2022, the population of people experiencing homelessness was about 580,000.

"The numbers are just mind-boggling to me," Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, told USA TODAY.

Many cities have struggled to build more affordable housing in recent years, while some communities have pushed for harsher laws banning tents and sleeping in public spaces. More local leaders across the U.S. need to invest in strategies to keep people in their homes when money is tight, experts told USA TODAY, otherwise the unhoused population will continue to grow.

"The underlying conditions driving homelessness are not going the right direction," National Housing Law Project Executive Director Shamus Roller told USA TODAY. "Housing affordability is worse; it's affecting more people across the country, and so you can't be surprised that people are essentially falling off the back of the wagon."

Senior administration officials told reporters Friday that the increase can be blamed on a combination of housing costs, an influx of migrants in shelters, and natural disasters such as the Maui wildfires that left people in emergency shelters.

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Completely unacceptable...
 
A good portion of the problem with affordable housing is the government. Government adds $93,870 to the cost of the average house right now.

www.nahb.org

Regulatory Costs Add a Whopping $93,870 to New Home Prices

Regulations imposed by all levels of government account for $93,870, or 23.8% of the current average sales price ($397,300) of a new single-family home, according to a new study by NAHB.
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www.constructiondive.com

Home building costs soar due to government regulations, material price increases

Regulations and codes add $93,870 to the cost of a new home, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
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That's 23.8% of the cost of the average home. $35,872 of that has been added just since Biden took office!

Problem? I think so.
 
Sailor said:
The tariffs Biden kept and has increased? Those Trump tariffs? How about we all just stop supporting illegal immigrants into this country and take care of our own citizens. What a concept huh?
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Nah I totally couldn't mean the new ones that trump is proposing. Those will help the poor tremendously.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
A good portion of the problem with affordable housing is the government. Government adds $93,870 to the cost of the average house right now. Problem? I think so.
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You may well be correct, although I don't believe that many of the people classified as "homeless" can be helped. By anything.
 
Diogenes said:
You may well be correct, although I don't believe that many of the people classified as "homeless" can be helped. By anything.
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I agree with that too. But when the cost of a home is nearly one-third government rules, regulations, fees, and other often bullshit, there's a problem, and it is a BIG problem.
 
This is in large part intentional.....the Death Cult fully intends to do away with private home ownership.....the crisis in housing is a main driver to get there.
 
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