US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
apnews.com
Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country.
  • keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Locally, sleeping rough means you don’t have a car, not couch surfing etc. When I say homeless, people assume I have a car for some reason