America has a serious problem: housing the homeless. Unfortunately, each year sees even more people on the streets or in shelters, and 2024 was no different. In fact, it had the highest count on record with more than 771,800, an 18.1% increase since 2023. “The numbers are just mind-boggling to me,” Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, told USA Today.
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There are a few reasons for such an increase, according to experts. Housing costs shoulder much of the blame. As Liberty Nation News Economics Editor Andrew Moran explained, “Since the pandemic, home prices have spiked by 47%, and rents have surged 25%.”
The end of the pandemic has also aided in increasing numbers of homeless individuals and families, as the moratorium on rent increases and well as evictions is no longer in place. While some renters took advantage…
