D.C.’s homeless count hit a low in 2022 as the government issued rapid rehousing vouchers. This emergency funding from the Biden administration provided housing for people, including in vacant hotels.
“The numbers came down in 2022 when there was actual housing taking place,” said Hilary Silver, a professor of sociology, international affairs and public policy at George Washington University. “And then that money ran out.”
The District’s homeless population rose from 4,922 individuals in 2023 to 5,615 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s point-in-time count of homeless people. Most of Washington, D.C.’s homeless population is concentrated in busy, central areas where tourists and residents intersect, including downtown, Union Station, Georgetown and Foggy Bottom, Silver said.
Nationwide, more than 770,000 people were homeless in 2024, according to the HUD data.
More here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/white-houses-claims-dc-homelessness-compare-data-rcna224784
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Certainly the situation will only improve now that unnecessary tariffs are driving the cost of living up. And Medicare getting gutted will give our most vulnerable the choice of either paying out the ass for health insurance or receiving no treatment for health issues. And private equity continues to plunder the housing market unchecked, continuing the trend of skyrocketing rents and house costs.
I’m sure that homelessness will begin to decrease any day now.
You could at least [follow the rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/wiki/rules/rule3) if you’re just going to spam links to your website.
Release the Epstein files. REPORT ON the Epstein files.
*This is all just a distraction and you are taking the bait.*
Doesn’t that ever get old for you?
Any clear reasons for the Covid dip?
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