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Homeless people are being sent out of Scotland's capital to make room for Swifties
Homeless people in Edinburgh are being relocated to other cities to make room for Taylor Swift fans…
Joshua Zitser
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results w…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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I became homeless at 17 after I came out. At 40, I'm now stronger for having survived.
After coming out at 17, the author became homeless. They survived thanks to their queer friends. Th…
Sassafras Lowrey
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Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families
Philly Joy Bank and PHLHousing+ are guaranteed basic income pilots in Philadelphia offering familie…
Allie Kelly
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A homeless advocate of 40 years says finding homes for unhoused New Yorkers with vouchers has never been so hard
Marc Greenberg, the executive director of the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & Housing, says h…
Eliza Relman
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As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets
New York, Philadelphia Seattle and Chicago are increasing access to affordable housing and non-poli…
Allie Kelly,Eliza Relman
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Oregon is giving homeless young people $1,000 a month to get back on their feet. Here's how it's going.
The Oregon basic income program is one of dozens nationwide aimed at reducing poverty and homeless.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Governors DeSantis and Newsom agree on something: They don't want the homeless sleeping in public
It's a rare moment of agreement for two governors who find themselves on opposite ends of the count…
Katie Balevic
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The Supreme Court just made it easier for governments to remove unhoused people from public spaces
Homelessness in the US hit a record high last year, fueled in large part by the nation's severe sho…
Eliza Relman
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A 9-year-old boy mistook a millionaire for a homeless man and gave him his last dollar, report says
The businessman, 42-year-old Matt Busbice, was so touched by the boy's offer that he rewarded him w…
Rebecca Rommen
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I grew up homeless and was a millionaire by 35. I'm teaching my kids to budget so they always have stability.
Stephanie Mearse was homeless as a child and was a millionaire by 35. She teaches her kids about mo…
Kelly Burch
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Homeless people in Vancouver were given $5,500 cash, no strings attached. They used it to secure housing and even start saving.
Homeless people in Vancouver got a lump sum of $5,500, no strings attached. How they used the cash …
Lloyd Lee
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A homeless Iowa mom of 2 is struggling to find a landlord who will accept her housing voucher before it expires. The state is making it harder by allowing landlords to discriminate against her.
Iowa law allows landlords to reject voucher holders just because they use a voucher. This kind of h…
Eliza Relman
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Montreal libraries will soon be able to kick people out for smelling bad. Critics say the rule could target the homeless and the poor.
Critics of the new rules say they could be used to exclude vulnerable people.
Alia Shoaib
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See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people
Canadian millionaire Marcel LeBrun started 12Neighbours in 2021. The tiny-home community houses 77 …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Universal basic income could be a really simple solution to homelessness, a researcher from a study that gave people $750 a month says
Findings from a new study show that a basic income plan could be a simple solution for homelessness…
Natalie Musumeci
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Washington state spent over $700,000 on giant boulders to deter homeless encampments
Before installing the boulders, Washington state officials said they focused on sheltering homeless…
Katie Balevic
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I volunteered to help New York City track its homeless population. Here's what I learned.
New York City sent 1,500 volunteers to all five boroughs to collect data on its homeless population…
Katie Balevic
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Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.
UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get…
Charles R. Davis
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90% of people experiencing homelessness in California are from the state, rather than outsiders moving there for services
A major new study dispelled misconceptions that people move to California because of the state's sa…