ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The U.S. homeless population grew by 18% in 2024, according to new data on Friday from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The figure represents 770,000 people without reliable housing, or 23 in every 10,000 Americans. HUD admits in the annual report that the true figure is likely higher.
“Increased homelessness is the tragic, yet predictable, consequence of underinvesting in the resources and protections that help people find and maintain safe, affordable housing,” Renee Willis, incoming interim CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, said in a statement. “As advocates, researchers, and people with lived experience have warned, the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase as more people struggle to afford sky-high housing costs.”…