Number of homeless people in US skyrockets in 2023 -report

According to a US government report released on Friday, the number of homeless people in the United States has risen to record levels this year. More than 653,100 people were homeless across the country in January, according to a head count conducted for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. That was 70,650 more homeless people — or 12 percent — than a year earlier and the highest number since figures began being collected in 2007. African Americans make up 13 percent of the total US population but account…

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