US homelessness skyrockets as interest rates escalate. Life is good for some people in the United States right now as wages increase and companies book profits on the back of strong consumer spending.

Despite the efforts of state and federal authorities, homelessness keeps getting worse, especially in the West and the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline ...

Homelessness in the US surged by 18% in 2024, according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), marking the largest single-year increase recorded in recent years.

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in ...

States experiencing very high rates of overall homelessness include New York, Vermont, Oregon and California with 52, 51, 48, and 46 people experiencing homelessness for every 10,000 residents ...

WASHINGTON — The number of people in the United States experiencing homelessness reached a new record this year, with lingering inflation and high housing prices among likely drivers, a ...

In 2024, the U.S. saw the largest spike in homelessness since the federal government began regularly collecting data in 2007. This wasn’t a fluke. U.S. homelessness has been on a steep and ...

By MICHAEL CASEY. The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a ...

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in ...

US homelessness hit record high in 2024. Image source, Getty Images. Image caption, ... Published. 28 December 2024. The US homeless population increased by more than 18% in a year, ...