The number of people experiencing homelessness rose to more than 653,000 in 2023, a 12% increase from 2022, according to a December report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml · 9 months ago

The number of people experiencing homelessness rose to more than 653,000 in 2023, a 12% increase from 2022, according to a December report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

vovchik_ilich [he/him]@hexbear.net · 9 months ago

Wait those numbers are fucking staggering

Nocturne Dragonite@lemmygrad.ml · 9 months ago

Yeah seriously, 12% is actually kinda huge?

knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml · 9 months ago

The economy is doing great everyone. /s

knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml · 9 months ago

There are 15 million vacant homes in the US. Some of that will be simply due to homes briefly being between tenants or owner-occupants but even if that would account for the vast majority of vacant homes it still leaves enough to house everyone and then some.

Guamer [she/her]@hexbear.net · 9 months ago

And ofc instead of actually treating the problem, hostility towards the homeless is only increasing.

context [fae/faer, fae/faer]@hexbear.net · 9 months ago

the rent is too damned high!