Reposted by Helen Lee
Homelessness is complex.But we are unlikely to make sig progress until we make housing affordable.
Researchers find “housing costs explain far more of the dif in homelessness than substance use disorder, mental health, weather, the strength of the social safety net, poverty, or economic conditions”
pew.org
How Housing Costs Drive Levels of Homelessness
A new analysis of rent prices and homelessness in American cities demonstrates the strong connection between the two: homelessness is high in urban areas where rents are high, and homelessness rises w...