U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid affordable housing shortage

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/27/nx-s1-5241115/us-homeless-hud-housing-costs-migrants
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U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid affordable housing shortage

The annual federal count finds more than 770,000 people living in shelters or outside. It cites rising rents and the recent surge in migrants as key factors behind the increase.

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2024

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The annual federal count finds more than 770,000 people living in shelters or outside. It cites rising rents and the recent surge in migrants as key factors behind the increase.

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