It is mostly the cost of housing that is the big factor. That was a factor long before the pandemic. It's just gotten worse. Everyone I've met in homeless encampments is in the encampments because they don't have a safe place to go.
February 15th, 2024 / 11:30 a.m.
Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
It is mostly the cost of housing that is the big factor. That was a factor long before the pandemic. It's just gotten worse. Everyone I've met in homeless encampments is in the encampments because they don't have a safe place to go.
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