As part of a special series, “Marketplace Morning Report” decided to explore how debt ceiling talks are further stalling progress on big priorities like the housing crisis, which is pushing more and more people out of their homes.
The current debt ceiling deal looks to curb federal budget growth for the next couple years. But, if anything, experts say we need more aid to tackle big issues in our country like homelessness. Below is a compilation of our recent coverage of the challenges of homelessness in the U.S.
First up, let’s look at the Biden administration’s plan to end homelessness – Yes, that’s the word they use: end. The administration’s near-term goal is to reduce the number of unhoused people by 25% over the next couple of years. But here’s the catch: there isn’t a whole lot of new money in the plan. And getting people off the street is expensive.
Joseph White, 59, has lived in a government-subsidized apartment in downtown Washington, D.C., for four years. His share of the monthly rent is $300. The apartment is mostly furnished with stuff other tenants had thrown out, which White found next to the building’s dumpster.
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That includes his couch, “that table, that desk, that printer,” White said, pointing to the furnishings in his living room.
White learned to be extraordinarily resourceful before he moved in, because he was homeless. White is an Army veteran....
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