☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoThe U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down10cross-posted to: us_news@lemmygrad.mlusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1211arrow-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.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: us_news@lemmygrad.mlusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82·2 months agoI assume that number doesn’t cover people living in cars, hotels, and couch-surfing?
minus-squareRION [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·2 months agoAccording to HUD It’s only measuring those in “shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings”
minus-squareCyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·2 months agoAnd even those metrics are most likely underestimated
minus-squareSulvor [he/him, undecided]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 months agoYeah this number is probably vastly undercounting, which is to be expected for this sort of thing.
minus-squarecopandballtorture [ey/em]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·2 months ago does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own
minus-squarebbnh69420 [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·2 months agoAnd anyone not literally counted by the census takers I assume.
minus-squareLemister [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoDe facto homelessness amongst the precariat is probably much higher
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months 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
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
Yeah this number is probably vastly undercounting, which is to be expected for this sort of thing.
And anyone not literally counted by the census takers I assume.
pretty sure it doesn’t
De facto homelessness amongst the precariat is probably much higher
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