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China's 1.4 billion population isn't enough to fill the country's empty homes, former official says
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Other countries are being more aggressive about providing housing for the unhoused. Notably, Finland has been putting people in sponsored housing since the late 80's. The net result is a rapidly decreasing unhoused population. Most of the people who are given homes get on their feet, get the kinds of support they need, and reach a good place in life. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/how-finland-solved-homelessness
Many articles title it that Finland has "solved" homlessness, which isn't 100% true, but the approach has been wildly successful compared to most other nation's strategies.