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Friday, December 27, 2024

Homelessness in the U.S. jumped 18.1% this year, hitting a record level, with the dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge ...

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Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that federally required tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless.

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-- The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM

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oops, I did not see this thread when I posted a similar article.


Apologies.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-28 01:24 AM | Reply

From the cited article...

..."More people than ever need help paying rent. More people than ever are becoming homeless for the first time," the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a nonprofit focused on preventing and ending homelessness, wrote on X in a post about the HUD report. ...


What is the Pres-elect Trump administration planning to do to help resolve this problem?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-28 01:27 AM | Reply

Nothing.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-12-28 01:40 AM | Reply

Houses in the United States are for wealthy people to buy and use as AirBnB rentals.

F you, poor people!

God bless unfettered capitalism!

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-28 01:50 AM | Reply

@#4 ... Houses in the United States are for wealthy people to buy and use as AirBnB rentals.

Well, yup.

But there is also this for those houses that people can afford ...

Tiny homes at risk of being stolen
www.newsnationnow.com

... Tiny homes have become targets for thieves stealing entire houses, Realtor.com reported.

In Oklahoma, a woman's dream of sustainable living was shattered when her tiny home was stolen from her locked property in Sapulpa, Okla., leaving behind cut wires and crushed cables, a Fox station reported.

Similarly, the Bennet family, who document their tiny home travels on TikTok, also had their home stolen and damaged before locating it with GPS. ...



Tiny homes seem to be promoted ...

e.g.,

Sandy tiny house has three bedrooms with room to stand
newatlas.com

... Though they are a standard feature in tiny houses, few people actually like to crawl into a loft-based bedroom. The Sandy tiny house addresses this issue by offering generous standing room in all three of its bedrooms.

The Sandy, by Indigo River Tiny Homes, is based on a triple-axle trailer, with a length of 36 ft (10 m). It's finished in smart siding engineered wood and has two storage boxes outside.

The entrance opens onto the living area, which includes a sofa for two and a little storage space, plus a TV. Nearby is the kitchen. This has solid mahogany countertops with steel sink, a microwave, an electric oven with electric cooktop, and a fridge/freezer. It also has lots of cabinetry, including a pull-out pantry. ...


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-28 02:06 AM | Reply

My friend has a small house on his property.

Makes really good money as a rental.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-28 02:09 AM | Reply

@#4 ... Houses in the United States are for wealthy people to buy and use as AirBnB rentals. ...

... and, fwiw, I will add...

Back in the day when I bought my current house, the monthly payment, even with the 12% mortgage interest rate of the time, was still less than the rent I had been paying.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-28 02:09 AM | Reply

@#6 ... My friend has a small house on his property.

Makes really good money as a rental. ...

Here in Connecticut, that may run afoul of zoning.


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-28 02:18 AM | Reply

More like homelessness increased during the Biden administration.

#9 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-28 07:55 AM | Reply

With the Republicans in charge the news media and Democrats (I repeat myself) will find new concerns for homelessness, unemployment and inflation. I expect we will go back to the old definition of recession and that we will learn that our economic metrics were tabulated incorrectly. Unexpectedly.

#10 | Posted by visitor_ at 2024-12-28 12:37 PM | Reply

But at least we're spending and/or giving away hundreds of billions to blow up bunches of brown people overseas so those increasing numbers of homeless people back home can feel safe and secure during their increasing impoverishment.

#11 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2024-12-28 01:06 PM | Reply

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