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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is classist. Most homeless people don't suffer from addiction. Something like 40 percent are alcoholics and 25 percent use harder drugs.

[–] Sprinklebump@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A recent statewide study of homelessness in California, found that the majority of people had lost their living spaces due to rising rent.

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/06/425646/california-statewide-study-investigates-causes-and-impacts-homelessness

"The study found that for most of the participants, the cost of housing had simply become unsustainable. Participants reported a median monthly household income of $960 in the six months prior to their homelessness, and most believed that either rental subsidies or one-time financial help would have prevented their homelessness."

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