The overall homeless population in west states of California, Oregon and Washington increased by 14 percent over the past two years, of which the part considered unsheltered jumped by 23 percent to approach 110,000. A shortage of affordable housing was partially responsible. In fast-growing Seat...
Local leaders in Seattle, Washington are facing criticism after using taxpayer funds to hire a transgender stripper to perform at an annual event aimed at combatting rising homeless population rates. Footage, taken last week during a conference organized by a coordinating agency for the homeless in ...
classified as homelessness for over a year or repeatedly (National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2021; U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, n.d). At this time, Washington’s chronic homelessness population was the third-largest in the nation (U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, n...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of Washington will allocate more than 2 million U.S. dollars to clear encampments along highways in Seattle and Tacoma in an effort to address challenges created by a homelessness crisis in the state, a local TV outlet said Saturday. The...
The housing gap is not just a problem in the City of Seattle. The difference between population growth and housing growth is largely consistent across all King County communities. Municipalities control most policies related to housing and therefore have the greatest opportunity to close this ga...
The nation's homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven largely by a surge in the number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle.
The rise in homelessness cannot be explained by population growth or rising poverty, as there has been little of the former, and the latter has fallen. Exhibit 1 suggests the real cause. It shows how homelessness has risen in line with the fair-market rent (FMR), w...
The U.S. homeless population rose to more than 771,000 on a single night counted in late January 2024, according to the latest release of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’sAnnual Homelessness Assessment Report. The number equates to an 18% increase over 2023’s...
In 2023, Washington’s homeless population grew at an unprecedented rate. Source: Annual Homeless Assessment Report by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Reporting by Anna Patrick, chart by Mark Nowlin / The Seattle Times)
The 2024 PIT count found that on any given night in King County, there are an estimated 16,385 individuals experiencing homelessness. This is 23% higher than the 2022 PIT estimate, which when adjusted for population growth during the same period, represents a 12% increase over changes expected...