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Homelessness in High-Cost U.S. Cities Is Driving a Nationwide Increase [citylab.com]

 

On a single night in January 2017, 553,742 were homeless across the U.S. For the first time in seven years, this number has grown. In the past year, the nation has seen a one-percent increase in the nation’s homeless population. That’s 3,814 more homeless people since January 2016.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report—the report to Congress that analyzes the results of a nationwide point-in-time estimate, conducted in January. This year’s report reveals that while homelessness has dropped in a number of places, the overall uptick has been driven by an increase in the nation’s 50 most populous cities.

After volunteers in some 3,000 cities counted individuals and families living in shelters, outside of shelters, or in temporary housing, the report found that almost one in four homeless people live in Los Angeles or New York City. Los Angeles reported a dramatic 26 percent increase in homelessness since 2016, New York City a 4.1 percent increase. Other high-cost metros, like Seattle, Washington D.C, and San Jose, and San Francisco, also fall within the top ten cities with the highest homeless populations.

[For more on this story by ALASTAIR BOONE, go to https://www.citylab.com/equity...ide-increase/547763/]

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