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- housing_bubble_2@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- housing_bubble_2@lemmy.world
Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S.
Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S.
And research shows it would be cheaper to give each of them a house… Instead of spending on programs that don’t work
I’m as leftist as they come and yes I could Google it myself but I wonder if you have specific examples of research that you’ve seen that you’d be willing to find again and share
I’ve found some here:
https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/housing-homeless-cheaper-more-effective-than-status-quo-study/article4563718/
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/spring-summer-23/highlight2.html