America Has Two Homelessness Problems
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TL;DR
- Roughly 745,650 people were recorded as homeless on a single night in January 2025.
- This represents a 3% decline from 2024, marking the first year-over-year drop since 2016.
- Veteran homelessness is at its lowest recorded level, down 56% over the past 15 years.
- These encouraging numbers may obscure a more serious underlying problem.