The way to solve homelessness is to help people generally make their lives work. Efforts designed to "help the homeless" tend to entrench the problem, in part because it posits help on first being homeless.

There are myriad issues that put one at risk of ending up homeless, such as disability, health issues and various other barriers to regular employment. Helping people with those issues, regardless of housing status or financial status, is a better way to reduce the incidence of homelessness overall.