On a single night in January 2023, 'roughly 653,100 people - or about 20 of every 10,000 people in the United States - were experiencing homelessness,' with about 60% in shelters and the remaining 40% unsheltered, according to HUD.
Jeff Olivet, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness - the federal agency behind President Joe Biden's plan from last year to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025 - toldThe Associated Press that extra assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic 'held off the rise in homelessness that we are now seeing.'
"The historic resources and protections provided during the pandemic kept millions of renters stably housed, and the success of these resources is shown by the decrease in homelessness over that same period," said National Low-Income Housing Coalition president and CEO Diane Yentel.
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