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.
Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing
"It's just one point in time. It's a picture, a photograph, as opposed to a video" Ruege said.
US homelessness rose by record 18% in latest annual data
The rise was driven by unaffordable housing, inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration.
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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.
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.
US homelessness hit record high in 2024
The US homeless population increased by more than 18% in a year, driven by high housing costs, natural disasters and a spike in migration to large cities, government officials said. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) said Friday that more than 770,
HUD: Homelessness surged in 2023
HUD, in its press release, said the rise in homelessness was fed, in part, by a jump in the number of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. But this snapshot was taken in January 20
U.S. homelessness surged 18 percent to record level, annual report says
The report attributed the historically high number to several factors, including a multi-year surge in home prices and a reduction in covid-era assistance.
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