The noise of the global economic recession is everywhere. According to foreign media reports, due to the high cost of living in the United States and the end of the bailout measures during the epidemic, the number of homeless people has increased significantly this year.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the American Interagency Council on Homelessness has warned that since 2023, after a series of social welfare policies, including rental subsidies and eviction bans, have been cancelled, the number of homeless people will increase significantly in major cities.
The media analyzed the data of more than 150 social welfare units, and the number of homeless people in more than 100 cities in the United States at the beginning of this year showed an increasing trend compared with the same period last year. The Community Shelter Board, a social welfare organization, pointed out that since the beginning of this year, the number of homeless people in the Ohio city of Columbus has increased by 22%, due to the increase in homelessness and the deterioration of law and order.
The report analyzed that the increase in homelessness in the United States is mainly due to soaring housing costs. For example, the rent in Phoenix has soared by 68% from 2017 to 2022, and the number of homeless people in Maricopa County in the city has also increased by 77%.
In addition, housing prices in California are high and the problem of homelessness is also very serious. The state has spent 17 billion US dollars in the past four years to solve the growing problem of homelessness.
