Decision tree and regression models identified the cost of living index as the strongest contributor to homelessness, with unemployment, taxes, binge drinking rates, and opioid prescription …

Explore the pressing issue of poverty and homelessness in America, uncovering key statistics, causes, impacts, and potential solutions.

Jun 4, 2025 · So here’s my question: If poverty actually did cause homelessness, then what are the odds that the lowest rate of homelessness would occur in America’s poorest state? Even if …

As housing costs explode, wages and benefits have failed to keep pace, leaving millions vulnerable to homelessness. The poorest households are hit hardest, with housing becoming …

Jul 10, 2025 · This paper answers these questions by examining the demographics and labor market characteristics of the sheltered and household populations, both in poverty and not in …

Dec 27, 2024 · More than 770,000 people were living in shelters or outside in January, according to an annual federal report on homelessness by the Department of Housing and Urban …

Homelessness in the United States is an urgent public health issue and humanitarian crisis. It impacts cities, suburbs, and rural towns in every state. Housing is a social determinant of …

essness are excluded from official poverty statistics and much of the extreme poverty literature. This paper provides the most detailed and accurate portrait to date of the level and …

The mission of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end …

There are currently two major contributors to the housing and homelessness crises: a lack of low cost housing nationwide and the limited scale of housing assistance programs. Nationally, the …