America Could Have ‘Great Depression’ Levels of Homelessness by Year’s End https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/935g7p/america-could-have-great-depression-levels-of-homelessness-by-years-end
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Research published Friday found that as many as 40 million Americans could face eviction by the end of the year if the federal government doesn’t come up with significant financial assistance and tenant protections. Researchers from institutions including Wake Forest University, the Aspen Institute, the Eviction Lab at Princeton University, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and others analyzed Census data, unemployment numbers, eviction filing projections, and information on housing insecurity to conclude that some 30 to 40 million Americans could soon be at risk for eviction due to the massive job and income losses in the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers said that would envelop anywhere from 29% to 43% of all renter households in America. … See more
Housing advocates warn of a huge crisis if Congress doesn’t come through soon with significant and sustained financial assistance.
