Homelessness in America: An Overview

Policymakers must understand that homelessness is primarily a human problem, not a housing problem.

Although homelessness decreased 10 percent nationwide from 2009 to 2019,[mfn]U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, The 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness, January 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2…