U.S.
Geringe Zunahme der US Wohnungslosen
September 24, 2019 -
Die Zahl wohnungsloser Menschen in den USA ist das zweite Jahr gestiegen – auf knapp 553.000 in 2018 – nachdem sie regelmäßig über acht Jahre zurückgegangen ist. Es sind vor allem ständig Wohnungslose, deren Zahl in den letzten Jahren zugenommen hat.
Some two-thirds of America’s homeless (65%) were staying in sheltered locations -- emergency shelters or transitional housing programmes. The remainder were on the street, in abandoned buildings, or other places not suitable for human habitation.
Homelessness increased (though modestly) for the second year in a row. The number of homeless people on a single night increased by 0.3 per cent between 2017 and 2018.
Almost half of all people experiencing homelessness are in three states: California, with 129,972 people, New York with 91,897, and Florida with 31,030 homeless.