{"id":1396425,"date":"2023-12-16T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=93f134ce952774366dd380dbda0724f1"},"modified":"2023-12-16T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:14:12","slug":"as-housing-costs-skyrocket-homelessness-in-u-s-hits-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/12\/16\/as-housing-costs-skyrocket-homelessness-in-u-s-hits-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"As Housing Costs Skyrocket, Homelessness in U.S. Hits Record High"},"content":{"rendered":"
The number of people in shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings across the United States set a new record this year, “largely due to a sharp rise in the number of people who became homeless for the first time.” That’s a key takeaway from an annual report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). On a single night in January 2023, “roughly 653,100...<\/p>\n