☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlBanned from community to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years agoThe U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down10
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.apnews.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlBanned from community to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareCyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82·2 years agoI assume that number doesn’t cover people living in cars, hotels, and couch-surfing?
minus-squareRION [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·2 years agoAccording to HUD It’s only measuring those in “shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings”
minus-squareCyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·2 years agoAnd even those metrics are most likely underestimated
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minus-squarecopandballtorture [ey/em]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·2 years ago does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own
minus-squarebbnh69420@hexbear.netdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·2 years agoAnd anyone not literally counted by the census takers I assume.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlBanned from communityOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 years agopretty sure it doesn’t
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoLocally, sleeping rough means you don’t have a car, not couch surfing etc. When I say homeless, people assume I have a car for some reason
minus-squareLemister@hexbear.netdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agodeleted by creator
I assume that number doesn’t cover people living in cars, hotels, and couch-surfing?
According to HUD It’s only measuring those in “shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings”
And even those metrics are most likely underestimated
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And anyone not literally counted by the census takers I assume.
pretty sure it doesn’t
Locally, sleeping rough means you don’t have a car, not couch surfing etc. When I say homeless, people assume I have a car for some reason
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