@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 1 month agoHousing Crisisimagemessage-square172arrow-up1579arrow-down126file-textcross-posted to: housing_bubble_2
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Fact Check Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S.
minus-square@UncleGrandPalink15•1 month agoAnd research shows it would be cheaper to give each of them a house… Instead of spending on programs that don’t work
minus-square@jorplink8•edit-21 month agoI’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/
minus-square@TempermentalAnomalylink7•1 month agohttps://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/spring-summer-23/highlight2.html
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