Finland has slashed homelessness; the rest of Europe is failing

Re:Finland has slashed homelessness; the rest of Europe is f... by eindiran on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:16PM (#25909705)

You can use other metrics (eg the NHIP count[0]), but they point to the same thing. Under the NHIP count metric, SF is doing better than most metropolitan areas in the US, but even with huge spending on the problem, the number of homeless people continues to rise year after year. The per-capita count of number of successfully sheltered homeless people in SF (per city resident) is the highest in the country, but even still, I see dozens of completely unsheltered people walking to Bart from my apartment.

Eg Chicago winters are very hard to live through if you don't have stable access to warm housing, and the West coast offers a reprieve from that.

[0] https://sf.curbed.com/2020/3/4/21152501/san-francisco-homele...

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Re:Finland has slashed homelessness; the rest of Europe is f... by jandrese on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:40PM (#25909936)

I wonder if any of the factor is that affordable housing in SF is extremely difficult to find? Especially if you don't have access to a vehicle for commutes and have to find housing in an area well served by public transit?

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