A new report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reveals a significant increase in family homelessness, largely attributed to a lack of affordable housing, natural disasters, and an influx of migrants. The report shows over 770,000 people experiencing homelessness, with a near 40% rise in family homelessness, impacting communities like Denver, Chicago, and New York City. Nearly 150,000 children were homeless on a single night in 2024, a 33% jump from the previous year.
Families with children saw the largest increase in homelessness this year, according to an annual report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development., 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, federal officials said Friday.
“Increased homelessness is the tragic, yet predictable, consequence of underinvesting in the resources and protections that help people find and maintain safe, affordable housing,” Renee Willis, incoming interim CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, in a statement. “As advocates, researchers, and people with lived experience have warned, the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase as more people struggle to afford sky-high housing costs.
The numbers also come as increasing numbers of communities are taking a hard line against homelessness. “The reduction in veteran homelessness offers us a clear roadmap for addressing homelessness on a larger scale,” Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, said in a statement. “With bipartisan support, adequate funding, and smart policy solutions, we can replicate this success and reduce homelessness nationwide. Federal investments are critical in tackling the country’s housing affordability crisis and ensuring that every American has access to safe, stable housing.
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