The homeless population in Washington State rose in 2020 by more than six per cent - or about three times the national average, according to the latest data.
Last week, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a report which found that Washington state experienced one of the largest estimated increases in homelessness between 2019 and 2020 relative to other states.
Washington state reported an increase in homelessness of 6.2 per cent - or 1,346 people - between 2019 and 2020, the third largest increase among all states, The Seattle Times reported on Saturday.
Homelessness grew by more than two per cent across the country over the same time frame, according to the 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report from HUD.According to the report, an additional 12,751 people were added to the homeless population.
Washington state also reported a 20 per cent increase in family homelessness between 2019 and 2020, one of the largest nationwide.
It uses revenue from a.1 per cent sales tax increase to develop a network of apartment-like shelters, with the goal of getting people out of tents, off of sidewalks, and into safe, clean homes.
The county hopes to eventually house 45 per cent, or 2,000 people, out of its chronically homeless population of 4,500.The goal for 2021 is to create housing units for 1,500 people countywide, in former hotels and nursing homes throughout the county.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Homelessness rose by six per cent in Washington State in 2020
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