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The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

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numbers are then comb<strong>in</strong>ed with a count <strong>of</strong> occupied shelter beds to gauge the success<br />

<strong>of</strong> the previous year's service efforts.<br />

In 2017, the total number <strong>of</strong> homeless Americans <strong>in</strong>creased by 0.7% year-over-year.<br />

<strong>The</strong> number <strong>of</strong> unsheltered homeless grew even more with a jump <strong>of</strong> 9% from 2016.<br />

<strong>The</strong> affordable hous<strong>in</strong>g crisis is likely to endure as well. <strong>The</strong> White House's Fiscal Year<br />

2019 budget proposal, released <strong>in</strong> February, calls for work requirements for those who<br />

receive public hous<strong>in</strong>g subsidies. It would also cut fund<strong>in</strong>g for HUD by $8.8 billion.<br />

________<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>Homelessness</strong><br />

as a Public Health Issue<br />

American Public Health Association<br />

Nov 07 2017 | Policy Number: 20178<br />

Abstract<br />

<strong>The</strong> United Nations declared hous<strong>in</strong>g to be a fundamental human right <strong>in</strong> 1991, and the<br />

United States reduced overall homelessness by 20% between 2005 and 2013.<br />

However, homelessness cont<strong>in</strong>ues to be a recalcitrant public health problem <strong>in</strong> the<br />

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