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Record Increase in US Homelessness in 2024

A total of 771,480 people, or around 20 in 10,000 in the US, were homeless in 2024

More than 150,000 under-18s were classed as homeless, a 33% rise on 2023

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Homelessness increased by a record 18% over the last year, says the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A total of 771,480 people, or around 20 in 10,000 in the US, were homeless and living in an emergency shelter, safe haven, transitional housing program, or an unsheltered location, according to new data released on Friday.

That amounts to an 18% increase on 2023. The 2023 annual data showed a 12% increase.

Over the last year, children under the age of 18 experienced the greatest increase in homelessness. More than 150,000 under-18s were classed as homeless, a 33% rise on 2023.

Black people, who represent 12% of the US population, represented just under a third of all homeless people.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development attributed the increase to “our worsening national affordable housing crisis, rising inflation, stagnating wages among middle- and lower-income households,” as well as “the persisting effects of systemic racism,” “public health crises,” “natural disasters,” increase immigration to the US and the end of anti-homelessness programs brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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