Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, 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.

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, 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.

    • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      people always argue against violence, but revolutions don’t happen by asking nicely. companies taking your home and driving people to homelessness is “violent”.