Posted 12/15/2023, 8:15:00 PM
Homelessness Reaches 15-Year High as Affordable Housing Crisis Worsens
- Homelessness in the U.S. rose 12% to 653,000 people, the highest level since 2007
- Rises in rents and declines in pandemic assistance contributed to more people losing housing
- Family homelessness increased, reversing a decade-long downward trend
- Black and Hispanic/Latino groups were disproportionately represented among the homeless
- The shortage of affordable housing was cited as a major cause behind the homelessness crisis