😔First homeless count in Tshwane reveals unemployment is the number one cause of homelessness, with over 4 000 residents living without shelter 😰 TheCitizenNews Tshwane Read the full story here⬇️
Director of the Centre for Faith and Community at the University of Pretoria Stephan de Beer hands over a report on the first homeless count done in the City of Tshwane to Tinyiko Maluleke of the City’s department of community and social services at an event in Hatfield. Photo: Warren Mabona, which was conducted in October 2022 and launched this week, has revealed that unemployment is the single main cause of homelessness in the city.
People experiencing homelessness were counted at night in seven regions of Tshwane by volunteers, who also gave out food parcels. The total number of people counted was 4,177, and of these 3,408 were questioned. The count was conducted by the Unit for Street Homelessness at the University of Pretoria in partnership with the Tshwane Homelessness Forum and the City of Tshwane.
The report was authored by Professor Stephan de Beer, the director of the Centre for Faith and Community at UP. On Monday he presented the report at an event attended by about 100 people at Hatfield campus.According to De Beer, 41% of those surveyed cited unemployment as the reason they were homeless; 23% attributed it to alcohol and substance use; 15% said it was a result of family trauma or loss of a loved one.
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