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The number of people experiencing homelessness rose to more than 653,000 in 2023, a 12% increase from 2022, according to a December report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (publichealthnewswire.org)
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[-] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

Wait those numbers are fucking staggering

[-] nocturnedragonite@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah seriously, 12% is actually kinda huge?

[-] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 10 months ago

The economy is doing great everyone. /s

[-] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 10 months ago

There are 15 million vacant homes in the US. Some of that will be simply due to homes briefly being between tenants or owner-occupants but even if that would account for the vast majority of vacant homes it still leaves enough to house everyone and then some.

[-] Guamer@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

And ofc instead of actually treating the problem, hostility towards the homeless is only increasing.

[-] context@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

the rent is too damned high!

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